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A balancing act: the weighing of the transcendent factors of preservation of life and personal autonomy

A balancing act

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This webinar focuses on the recent Court of Appeal case: E&F (Minors: Blood Transfusion) [2021] EWCA Civ 1888. The case involved two young people of the Jehovah’s witness faith who appealed decisions from the High Court to make declarations as to their best interests which contradicted their capacitous wishes.

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