“A legal attempt to sterilise a 21-year-old mother with ‘significant learning difficulties’ to prevent further pregnancies has been withdrawn.”
BBC News, 20th April 2011
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Archive for the 'Court of Protection' Category
Sterilisation legal bid withdrawn – BBC News
Published April 21, 2011 Court of Protection , news , reporting restrictions , sterilisation Leave a CommentSecrecy fears after court bans contact with 65 people – Daily Telegraph
Published April 19, 2011 Court of Protection , news , reporting restrictions Leave a Comment“Fresh fears have been raised about secrecy in court cases after a judge banned journalists approaching 65 different people in a new gagging order.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2011
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How a secret court was made to open up – The Independent
Published March 1, 2011 Court of Protection , local government , media , news , private hearings , reporting restrictions Leave a Comment“The Act of Parliament that created the Court of Protection was pushed through in a hurry, amid an outcry from dozens of MPs, as the government tried to get its outstanding business completed in time for the 2005 general election.”
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The Independent, 1st March 2011
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Court allows journalists into care hearing – The Guardian
Published March 1, 2011 Court of Protection , learning difficulties , media , news , private hearings , public interest , reporting restrictions Leave a Comment“The Guardian and other news organisations have won a court ruling that could open up the care system for people with learning difficulties to public scrutiny.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
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It is vital these difficult cases are heard in public – The Guardian
Published February 17, 2011 Court of Protection , news Leave a Comment“Should a young woman be sterilised? Should a sex ban be imposed on a man in his 40s? Hearings involving vulnerable people need close monitoring.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2011
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Mother’s legal plea to sterilise her daughter remains unresolved – The Guardian
Published February 15, 2011 Court of Protection , learning difficulties , news , sterilisation Leave a Comment“The mother of a young woman with learning difficulties who is pregnant with her second child broke down in tears as she pleaded with a high court judge to allow her daughter to be forcibly sterilised for her own protection.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
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Related: Test case over sterilisation puts court of protection under public scrutiny
Sterilisation ruling: what is the Court of Protection? – Daily Telegraph
Published February 15, 2011 Court of Protection , news Leave a Comment“Here is a potted guide to the Court of Protection, which is expected to rule today on whether a woman with a learning disability should be sterilised to prevent her from becoming pregnant again.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th February 2011
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