Best interests above belief: Constitutional guidance for life-saving medical decisions involving children
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https://doi.org/10.7196/Keywords:
best interests of the child,, life-saving medical decisions, constitutional rights of the child, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital v MD and AnotherAbstract
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1. Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital v M.D and Another (Reasons). (2026/049305) [2026] ZAWCHC 150 (27 March 2026).
2. South Africa. Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005.
3. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
4. Hay v B and Others 2003 (3) SA 492 (WLD).
5. Life Health Care Group (Pty) Ltd v JMS (As Parent and Guardian of the Infant Child MT) [2014]
ZAGPJHC 299.
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