The last of six programmes in which Ian Kennedy , Reader in Law at King's College, London, examines the moral problems facing doctors when they treat us.
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Mother Alice Greaves catches pneumonia. She is bedridden, arthritic and has suffered two strokes. Her devoted daughter believes that the pneumonia should not be treated-the time has come to let nature take its course. Her son believes it would be criminal not to treat her. What should the doctor do?
The problem is faced by Dr Sue Swindells , a London Gp, and is discussed in the studio by Dr Robert Twycross , a consultant geriatrician, and Dr Margaret Puxon , qc.
Film editor MICHAEL FLYNN Producer OLIVER MORSE
Executive producer DAVID PATERSON