Does withdrawing treatment from a pregnant persistent vegetative state patient resulting in her death constitute a termination of pregnancy
A recent article on the Texas case of Munoz v John Peter Smith Hospital, begs the question whether if the pregnant woman had been in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) the courts in South Africa would have ordered the withdrawal of life-support treatment because she had expressed her wish not to be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2015-05-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Bioethics and Law |
Online Access: | http://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/336/400 |