Tony Bland
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'''Anthony David Bland''' (21 September 1970 – 3 March 1993) was a supporter of [[Liverpool F.C.]] who was injured in the [[Hillsborough disaster]]. He suffered severe brain damage that left him in a [[persistent vegetative state]]; as a consequence of that, the hospital, with the support of his parents, applied for a court order allowing him to "[[die with dignity]]". As a result, he became the first patient in [[English legal history]] to be allowed to die by the courts through the withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment (including food and water) for the injuries. |
'''Anthony David Bland''' (21 September 1970 – 3 March 1993) was a supporter of [[Liverpool F.C.]] who was injured in the [[Hillsborough disaster]] (15 April 1989). He suffered severe brain damage that left him in a [[persistent vegetative state]]; as a consequence of that, the hospital, with the support of his parents, applied for a court order allowing him to "[[die with dignity]]". As a result, he became the first patient in [[English legal history]] to be allowed to die by the courts through the withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment (including food and water) for the injuries. |
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==Hillsborough disaster== |
==Hillsborough disaster== |
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