Brain-damaged Northampton Hospital patient can be allowed to die A brain-damaged woman is to be allowed to die despite sometimes still smiling at hospital staff, a judge has ruled.
The patient, in her 50s, was injured in 2008 and has received life-support treatment at Northampton General Hospital for a decade. Her family and treating doctors all thought that the woman, who also has a number of physical difficulties, should be allowed to die. The judge said she was satisfied with the evidence provided by doctors. She approved a plan to implement a palliative care regime.
The case was considered at the Court of Protection in London, which rules on behalf of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. BBC News - Northamptonshire
The patient, in her 50s, was injured in 2008 and has received life-support treatment at Northampton General Hospital for a decade. Her family and treating doctors all thought that the woman, who also has a number of physical difficulties, should be allowed to die. The judge said she was satisfied with the evidence provided by doctors. She approved a plan to implement a palliative care regime.
The case was considered at the Court of Protection in London, which rules on behalf of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. BBC News - Northamptonshire
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