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Consent to caesarean section

Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Another v R [2020] EWCOP 4

The Court of Protection has explained why it decided to make contingent declarations allowing a caesarean section to be carried out in the case of a woman who was likely to lose capacity during labour.

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