Doctor on withdrawal of food from Tony Bland

Title

Doctor on withdrawal of food from Tony Bland

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

4 Feb 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:00:22

Description

The House of Lords ruling that 21 year-old Hillsborough Disaster victim Tony Bland be allowed to die by withdrawing life support treatment, ending the lengthy legal battle by the football fan’s parents. Doctor Jim Howe confirming he will not be re-connecting Tony’s feeding apparatus and that he should slip away within 7-10 days.

Contributors

Jim Howe

Keywords

Death; Sport; Injuries; Law; Association football; Patients; Medical treatment; Disasters (events); Life support care; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989); Tony Bland

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