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Case has the attention of an advocacy group that has been active in other U.K. controversies regarding the treatment of the seriously ill.
A 19-year-old U.K. woman with a rare disease wants to seek experimental treatment abroad, but a judge has ruled that she is not competent to make decisions about her treatment. The ruling could result in withdrawing treatment, following her doctors’ wishes.
The woman, known anonymously as “ST” for legal reasons, is dying from a progressively degenerative mitochondrial disorder, The Telegraph reported. Though ST has wanted to go to Canada to pursue experimental treatment, a judge agreed with an unnamed National Health Service trust’s doctors and ruled that she is unable to make decisions for herself.
However, the medical professionals in charge of her treatment maintain that she is now or will soon be in the final stage of her life and is “actively dying.” The NHS trust has asked the court to approve a palliative-care plan for the woman that would remove her from dialysis and thus result in death by kidney failure in a few days.
The woman’s family objected to the ruling about ST’s alleged incapacity and other legal conditions blocking their ability to rally public support for her.
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A 19-year-old U.K. woman with a rare disease wants to seek experimental treatment abroad, but a judge has ruled that she is not competent to make decisions about her treatment. The ruling could result in withdrawing treatment, following her doctors’ wishes.
The woman, known anonymously as “ST” for legal reasons, is dying from a progressively degenerative mitochondrial disorder, The Telegraph reported. Though ST has wanted to go to Canada to pursue experimental treatment, a judge agreed with an unnamed National Health Service trust’s doctors and ruled that she is unable to make decisions for herself.
However, the medical professionals in charge of her treatment maintain that she is now or will soon be in the final stage of her life and is “actively dying.” The NHS trust has asked the court to approve a palliative-care plan for the woman that would remove her from dialysis and thus result in death by kidney failure in a few days.
The woman’s family objected to the ruling about ST’s alleged incapacity and other legal conditions blocking their ability to rally public support for her.
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UK Judge Rules Seriously Ill Teen Lacks Mental Competence to Seek Experimental Treatment
Case has the attention of an advocacy group that has been active in other U.K. controversies regarding the treatment of the seriously ill.
