Hearings
England & Wales
25 Oct 2000 [2001] Fam 348; [2001] 2 WLR 942; [2001] 1 All ER 801; [2001] 2 FLR 367, Fam D (Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss P)
NHS Trust A v M
Additional names
NHS Trust B v H
Subject Matter
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER — Medical treatment — Withdrawal of feeding — Patient in permanent vegetative state — Maintenance of life by artificial feeding — Whether withdrawal of artificial feeding deliberate deprivation of life — Whether inhuman or degrading treatment — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, arts 2, 3, 8
[2001] Fam 348; [2001] 2 WLR 942; [2001] 1 All ER 801; [2001] 2 FLR 367, Fam D