TY - JOUR T1 - Going legal JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 26 LP - 30 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302095 VL - 98 IS - 1 AU - Tony Lopez AU - Rachel Howells AU - Simon Lindsay Y1 - 2013/02/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/1/26.abstract N2 - 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. ER -