Anorexic woman loses bid to be discharged from hospital despite her Covid-19 fears

A severely anorexic young woman must be kept in hospital despite her fear of contracting Covid-19 there because doctors consider her death is inevitable if she is discharged.

Anorexic woman loses bid to be discharged from hospital despite her Covid-19 fears

A severely anorexic young woman must be kept in hospital despite her fear of contracting Covid-19 there because doctors consider her death is inevitable if she is discharged, the president of the High Court has ruled.

"If I send her home, I am effectively deciding there is no more life," Mr Justice Peter Kelly said.

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