Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales High Court

Date: 02/28/2020

Subject: The decision of the England and Wales High Court, on the obligation for health authorities to highlight probable genetic risks to a pregnant woman, even in the absence of the consent of the third interested (the father of the woman, in the case examined by the Court): such obligation is not absolute, but it raises, in the specific case, after the balance assessed in each case

Parties:  ABC - and – (1) ST GEORGE’S HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST (2) SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE’S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST (3) SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 8 Personal data: fairly processing - Personal data: consent - Personal data: access

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