RC had been born to Jehovah’s Witness parents but taen into care and brought up outsid ethe faith. He was very troubled and practised self-harming, being eventually admitted into psychiatric care. He embraced the faith, and, after badly slashing his wrists, refused a blood transfusion. The Trust asked for declarations as to his cpaacity to refuse treatment with blood products.
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[2014] EWCOP 1317
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Updated: 03 December 2021; Ref: scu.524687