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Court of Appeal Wellington
10 October; 10 November 1997
Richardson P, Keith and Tipping JJ
10 October; 10 November 1997
Richardson P, Keith and Tipping JJ
Medicine, pharmacy and related professions — Medical practitioners — Patient's non-functioning kidney fatal unless treated by dialysis and transplant — Patient unable to provide high level of cooperation required for treatment — Whether refusal of treatment good medical practice.
Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Right to life — Hospital refusing life-saving dialysis and kidney transplant — Whether deprivation of life — Whether breach of duty to provide necessaries of life — Crimes Act 1961, s 151.