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Siamese twins to be separated against parents' will
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7260.529 (Published 02 September 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:529
- Clare Dyer, legal correspondent
- BMJ
Siamese twins born in England can be separated—against their parents' wishes—to save the life of the stronger baby, even though the operation will kill the weaker twin, a High Court judge ruled last week.
In the first case of its kind in Britain, Mr Justice Johnson gave the go-ahead at the High Court in London for surgeons to operate on the twin girls, born on 8 August at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester.
The twins, given the false names of Mary and Jodie to …
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