Judge orders that anorexic woman can be force-fed | Analysis – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 19th, 2012 in food, medical ethics, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

“Mr Justice Jackson has ruled that it would be lawful and in the best interests of a 32 year old woman (referred to in the judgment as ‘E’) for her to be fed, using physical force or chemical sedation as necessary, for a period of ‘not less than a year’.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th June 2012

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