Withholding and Withdrawing Life Prolonging Medical Treatment

Updated guidance notes from the BMA (they take into account the Human Rights Act). The full text is available online and it discusses the following:  adults with and without the capacity to make and communicate decisions  decisions involving babies, children and young people  the process of decision making  decisions on withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration  what to do once a decision has been made. BMJ Luttrell 318 (7200): 1709

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