Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Canadian legal case
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| gptkbp:citation |
2014 BCCA 525
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| gptkbp:date |
2014
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| gptkbp:defendant |
Maplewood Seniors Care Society
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:British_Columbia_Court_of_Appeal
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:legalIssue |
assisted dying
withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment consent to care |
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Margaret_Bentley
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
The case addressed whether spoon-feeding a patient with advanced dementia against her prior wishes constituted forced treatment.
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
advance directives
Canadian end-of-life law |
| gptkbp:result |
Court ruled that providing food and water by mouth is basic care, not medical treatment.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Margaret_Bentley
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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