Consent Flashcards
P1
Nanny state vs freedom of bodily autonomy
P2
Euthanasia
3
Unclear — Range of rest
4
Sport and horse play
What is nanny state
Gov interference with personal choice
How is there nanny state
R V BM - socially acceptable only for extreme body modification
Who’s socially acceptable? Judges composition
R V brown - homophobic and cannot consent to s*xaul gratification if gay but can in R b Wilson husband to wife
Euthanisa judges stance
Dr cox
Euthanised terminally I’ll
Only given suspended sentence when max was life
Euthanasia current stance
Prima facie illegal
DPP V pretty cannot consent to own death
R V slingsby cannot consent to murder
Euthanasia economic
Tony bland
250,000 5 days
NHS cost
Euthanisa parliament and public
Baroness mevher bill got to House of Commons before covid
Switzerland Canada have it
Public support in media after DPP V pretty
However Euthanisa
Moral and religion
Christianity that life is gift from god
Slippery slope - used by those no intended for
Devaluation oh human life
Unclear tests medical
Gillock competence - asses child’s competence to give consent
Yet Keira bell is now during nhs due to be able to consent at 16 to gender transform
Range of test fraud
R V dica can’t be via fraud
R V tabbsum - consent to nature and quality to act without deception
- time consuming for court
Test for capacity
Age sober authority
Burrell V hammer - strict liability - unfair in D
Sport and horseplay
Sport
Issue with R V barns and R V billinghirst