Hospital may withhold life-saving treatment from severely disabled boy, court rules

The President of the High Court has today ruled that a hospital may withhold life saving treatment from a six-year-old boy who suffers permanent disabilities after nearly drowning.

Hospital may withhold life-saving treatment from severely disabled boy, court rules

The President of the High Court has today ruled that a hospital may withhold life saving treatment from a six-year-old boy who suffers permanent disabilities after nearly drowning.

High Court President Justice Nicholas Kearns has found that if the child's condition deteriorates doctors are not obliged to carry out invasive treatment.

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