SL a young adult woman suffered learning difficulties and it was anticipated that she would be cared for oin a nursing home. Her mother now sought a declaration that she should be sterilised despit eher inability to consent.
Held: The appeal succeeded. The court had erred in its assessment of the evidence, and a less invasive treatment, which might well work, should be tried first.
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Civ 162
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147195
