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The Charlie Gard case: British and American approaches to court resolution of disputes over medical decisions

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On June 8, 2017, the Supreme Court in the UK rejected a legal appeal in the high-profile case of Charlie Gard, a British infant with a severe genetic disorder whose parents had disagreed with medical professionals and were requesting treatment that the doctors believed was futile. The case is the latest in a series of UK legal cases where courts have authorized withdrawal of treatment against the wishes of parents. In such disputes, British judges have, with rare exception, sided with health ...

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10.1038/jp.2017.138

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Merton College
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Author
Publisher:
Springer Nature Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Perinatology Journal website
Volume:
37
Pages:
1268–1271
Publication date:
2017-10-19
Acceptance date:
2017-06-27
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EISSN:
1476-5543
ISSN:
0743-8346
Pubs id:
pubs:702106
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uuid:0af00fc7-9af2-4474-b2d8-034a2a0cdef3
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pubs:702106
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2017-06-28

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