IN THE MATTER OF X (A CHILD) (NO 2) A NHS TRUST v X

[2021] Med LR Plus 11

FAMILY DIVISION

Before Sir James Munby (Sitting as a Judge of the High Court)

Children - Medical treatment - Blood transfusions - Best interests - Gillick competence - Capacity - Autonomy - Treatment against a child's religious beliefs - Effect of section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 - Whether the child's decision should be determinative - Orders to cover expected future medical crises