View source for The Mental Health Trust v DD (2014) EWCOP 11, (2014) MHLO 61

"DD is 36 years old. She is at an advanced stage of pregnancy. She has had an extraordinary and complex obstetric history and is now expecting her sixth baby. She has a mild to borderline learning disability, and an autistic spectrum disorder. By application dated 23 May 2014, the Applicants seek declarations and orders in relation to the care and health of DD during the final stage of her current pregnancy, and in the safe delivery of the unborn baby. Specifically, and significantly, they seek a declaration as to the lawfulness in arranging for DD's baby to be delivered by planned caesarean section. The Applicants seek a further order authorising the conduct of an assessment of DD's capacity to make decisions about contraception, following the imminent birth. DD's five older children are all cared for by permanent substitute carers; four of the children have been adopted."

==Related judgments==
{{related judgments|The Mental Health Trust v DD (2014) EWCOP 8, (2014) MHLO 60}}

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[http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/law-reports/mental-health/5042276.article Law Society Gazette: Law report (17 July 2014)]†

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