Explain your position from both a legal and an ethical perspective
Sunday, 15 June 2014
anorexia nervosa
Sally is 22 years old and has a 6 year history of anorexia nervosa.
In recent weeks, her condition has deteriorated to the point where her
treating Medical Officer has prescribed the administration of artificial
nutrition (in the form of PEG feeds). However, Sally is refusing to
consent to both the insertion of a PEG tube and to artificial feeding.
Does Sally have a legal right to refuse these procedures?
Explain your position from both a legal and an ethical perspective
Explain your position from both a legal and an ethical perspective
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