Judge forces teenager to have diabetes treatment

A teenager in Devon who 'wants to die' is to be forced into receiving treatment for her diabetes.

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Judge rules doctors can treat diabetic who wants to die

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Mr Justice MacDonald said there was no evidence the patient lacked mental capacity, but in the circumstances it was right to override her wishes. The treatment was in the girl's best interests, the judge ruled. Doctors at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust had said she needed help as a matter of urgency.

Should people be forced to receive medical treatment, such as insulin for diabetes if they are of sound mind, and probably over sixteen?

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The girl, who is in her mid-teens, cannot be identified for legal reasons.

This springs to mind the young woman in the Netherlands recently who wanted the right to euthanasia.