Sentences with phrase «hospital against their wishes»

This country simply can not afford to continue to allow people to die in hospital against their wishes.

Mr Justice Cobb held that it was in DD's best interests for her to be conveyed to hospital against her wishes and for a planned caesarean section to be carried out.

Not exact matches

While sitting on hospital medical - ethics committees, I have sometimes worried that physicians are tempted, against the wishes of parents, to refuse or slow down life - sustaining treatment to an infant they think is better off dead.

Against his parents» wishes, the hospital where Evans was receiving care withdrew life support, and Evan's parents were barred by British courts from seeking outside care for Alfie.

In my law practice, I also hear stories from time to time about newborns being vaccinated in the hospital after birth without the parents» permission and against the parents» wishes.

The hospital that gave my baby formula against my wishes, is now in the process of becoming a Baby Friendly Hospital, it no longer gives out free formula to new mothers, and no longer accepts free formula from formula cohospital that gave my baby formula against my wishes, is now in the process of becoming a Baby Friendly Hospital, it no longer gives out free formula to new mothers, and no longer accepts free formula from formula coHospital, it no longer gives out free formula to new mothers, and no longer accepts free formula from formula companies.

I had to literally fight with the hospital just to feed my child properly and I had to keep my eye on that cagey nurse and not let my child out of my sight for 5 seconds for fear that she would sneak him formula against my wishes and ultimately sabotage his health and my efforts.

For example, a woman who was forced to have a caesarean section against her wishes in the UK sued the doctors (Ms S v St George's NHS Hospital Trust, 1998) and was awarded # 36,000 damages.

Also even if a baby has been formula fed in hospital at some feeding times against the mother's wishes — which I agree is terrible — if the mother wants to breastfeed and has good support, especially from her local health care provider, she will breastfeed at home.

The problem is if the mother doesn't want to give that bottle and is pressured into it, or that the hospital gives a bottle against the mother's wishes.

I wish I could have a home birth next time but my entire family voted against it even though they didn't see how unkind the hospital staff were.

Apart from the argument that we have a moral duty to help those who wish to come to this country (which you may or may not accept), there is an economic case in favour of immigration in that the economy benefits from the availability of cheap labour, and there is a case against in that growth in population especially in the crowded South - East creates a lot of pressure on infrastructure such as housing, transport, hospitals, and schools (and the growth in population is largely due to immigration).

It's up to Fiona to judge whether or not the hospital will be granted a lawful order to proceed against the family's wishes.

«(i) that in matters of personal conduct he would be subject to the hospital's general procedures and that in matters of professional conduct he would be subject to a procedure agreed by the Local Negotiating Committee in respect of medical practitioners; (ii) that he was accused by the Trust of personal and professional misconduct; (iii) that because of the nature of the allegations made against him he was contractually entitled to a formal disciplinary hearing by a panel which included a clinician of the same discipline as himself and a legally qualified chairman, before which he would have the benefit of legal representation, if he so wished; (iv) that the disciplinary hearing which resulted in the findings of misconduct was not conducted in accordance with the terms of his contract of employment because the panel did not include a clinician of the same discipline as himself, nor a legally qualified chairman and because his request to be allowed legal representation was refused; (iv) that following the panel's findings he was dismissed for personal and professional misconduct; (v) that if the proceedings had been carried out in accordance with his contract of employment the panel would not have found that he was guilty of personal and professional misconduct and he would not have been dismissed; (vii) that because he was dismissed on the grounds of personal and professional misconduct (including dishonesty) he has been unable to find comparable alternative employment» [at para 10]:

Apparently the UK cancelled the extradition request: it does however indicate the legal danger in taking a child out the hospital (and country) against doctor's wishes.

Marlise Muñoz, the North Texas woman who was brain dead and pregnant, stayed at JPS Hospital for 62 days, against the wishes of her family.