CONJOINED TWINS: SURGICAL SEPARATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conjoined Twins: Surgical Separation

(CHILDREN) (CONJOINED TWINS: SURGICAL SEPERATION) [2000] 4 ALL ER 961

Which court was the above case heard in?

The first legal case engaging the surgical separation of conjoined twins reached in a British High Court in August 2000. The decision was later appealed and led to the British court of Appeal, civil division.

Who were the parties to the above case?

The two parties were the docors and the twin's parents. Jodie and Mary were born to Mother Rina Attard and father Michaelangelo Attard; both devoted Roman Catholics, on August 8, 2000. The controversy that arose some time on the separation of the conjoined twins Jodie and Mary in London opened an eternal question. The Central Manchester Health Area NHS Trust applied to the High Court for a statement that it would be lawful to carry out the separation operation of the twins, as well as that the operation would be in the best interests of both children.

Who was the judge whose original decision was appealed against in the above case?

High Court judge of Johnson J.'s decision to operate for separation was appealed against in this case.

What was the decision, which the court had to make?

After a debate in which the judge listened to parents and physicians, authorized the surgery to ensure the best interests of both sisters. The Lord Justices acquiesced with the test court judge's conclusion to distinct the girls in British courts. Their parents did not dare to permit the deliberate murder of Mary. They said we cannot argue with nature. If the will of the Lord both of our children will not survive, so be it. After intense and heated debate involving groups bioethics pro-life Catholic, British doctors and judges, finally completed the decision of the highest English court, which, against the wishes of ...