BMA spokesman on life support ethics

Title

BMA spokesman on life support ethics

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Feb 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Interview with chairman of British Medical Association Ethical Committee (poss. Michael Thomas), on criteria for switching off a life support machine. Comments coincide with the case of Graham Newman whose life support was switched off on 27/02/78 after a gang attack in Norwich. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Michael Thomas?

Keywords

BMA; Ethics; Euthanasia; Life support care; Graham Newman

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