PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tony Lopez
AU  - Rachel Howells
AU  - Simon Lindsay
TI  - Going legal
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302095
DP  - 2013 Feb 01
TA  - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
PG  - 26--30
VI  - 98
IP  - 1
4099  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/1/26.short
4100  - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/1/26.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2013 Feb 01; 98
AB  - A 16-year-old girl is admitted with a paracetamol overdose, but refuses treatment. This article explores the legal, ethical and practical aspects of this case, which led ultimately to an application to the court for a judicial order.