Foreclosing the Use of Force: A.C. Reversed
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Annas, George J.
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Hastings Center Report. 1990 Jul/Aug; 20(4): 27-29.
Abstract
On April 26, 1990, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated decisions that had allowed an emergency cesarean to be performed on A.C., who was 26-1/2 weeks pregnant and near death from cancer. The hospital had requested legal intervention despite agreement among A.C.'s family and physicians to honor her wishes to be made comfortable as she died. Annas summarizes the court decision that found that the lower court erred in weighing A.C.'s interests against the state's interests in her fetus rather than determining if A.C. were competent to decide about a cesarean section. If A.C. had been found incompetent, the court should have applied the substituted judgment doctrine to determine her wishes. Annas discusses the importance of
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Foreclosing the Use of Force: A.C. Reversed
Annas, George J. (1990)On April 26, 1990, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated decisions that had allowed an emergency cesarean to be performed on A.C., who was 26-1/2 weeks pregnant and near death from cancer. The hospital ...