Hannah Jones, consent and the child in action: a legal commentary

Cornock, Marc (2010). Hannah Jones, consent and the child in action: a legal commentary. Paediatric Nursing, 22(2) pp. 14–20.

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Abstract

The case of Hannah Jones hit the national news in the UK with headlines proclaiming that a young girl had been allowed to make an end of life decision. The case raises the question of whether someone of Hannah's age should be allowed to make decisions about end of life treatment. However, as this article demonstrates, this case involves nothing more than the consent process in action, and that Hannah merely exercised her legal rights on consent and treatment.

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• Item ORO ID
• 20650
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 0962-9513
• Keywords
• consent to treatment; children--rights; law
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care > Nursing
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
  Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS)
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• Marc Cornock