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Withdrawal of care sought for woman in vegetative condition

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in Britain in which a declaration was sought that it would be lawful and in the best interests of a woman in a permanent vegetative state to withdraw active medical treatment including artificial nutrition and hydration.

A ‘model hospice’ in Africa

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Though sometimes upsetting and difficult, Irish anaesthetist Dr Roisin Nee has found her second stint in the beautiful continent of Africa and her contribution in ‘changing the continent’ rewarding.