Thursday, May 27, 2010

Cancer patient forced by judge to have surgery

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A cancer patient is to be forced to undergo life-saving treatment against her wishes after a landmark ruling by a judge. Doctors will be allowed forcibly to sedate the 55-year-old woman in her home and take her to hospital for surgery. She could be forced to remain on a ward afterwards. The case has sparked an intense ethical and legal debate.

Experts questioned [?!?] whether lawyers and doctors should be able to override the wishes of patients and whether force was ever justified in providing medical care....

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