Law School, University of Derby, Agard Street, Derby DE1 1DZ, UK.
Med Law Rev. 2020 Aug 1;28(3):605-614. doi: 10.1093/medlaw/fwaa009.
In Re: AB (Termination of Pregnancy), the Court of Appeal was asked to consider an assumption made about the future living arrangements of a pregnant patient, and the weight to be ascribed to her wishes and feelings when she had no real understanding of her predicament. This commentary explores the importance of taking into account the perspective of the patient, even if suffering from a mental disorder, and it will analyse the existing common law to show that the weaker the ability of the patient to form her own wishes and feelings, the more appropriate it would be to rely on the remaining evidence.
在 AB（终止妊娠）案中，上诉法院被要求考虑对一位孕妇未来生活安排的假设，以及在她对自己的困境没有真正理解时应赋予她的意愿和感受的权重。本评论探讨了考虑患者观点的重要性，即使患者患有精神障碍，并且将分析现有的普通法，以表明患者形成自己的意愿和感受的能力越弱，依赖其他证据就越合适。
