A NHS Foundation Trust v MC [2020] EWCOP 33: Revisiting Best Interests and ‘Altruistic’ Incapacitous Stem Cell Donation

Bonnie Venter

Medical Law Review, 2021, vol. 29, issue 2, 337-346

Abstract: In A NHS Foundation Trust v MC, the Court of Protection revisits the question of whether adults should be allowed to act as bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell donors if they lack decision-making capacity. This case note explores the positive and problematic implications of the case based on points that were raised in the judicial reasoning that specifically relate to i) practical implications concerning the key players in this environment, ii) the risk analysis within the best interest determination, iii) altruism and iv) the wider context as it relates to minor donors who lack capacity.

Keywords: Best interests; Altruism; Stem cell donation; Minor tissue donors; Human tissue authority (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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