The patient had long established mental instability, and drug dependencies which combined to make it impossible for him to sustain the course of treatment. His mental condition meant he would not be able to give or withhold consent.
Held: A court can grant declaration to allow the withholding of medical treatment which would prolong life where the weight of medical opinion was that treatment would be wrong or intrusive and even though the patient was not able to consent.
Citations:
Times 14-Jan-1998, Gazette 17-Dec-1997
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Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.81828
