Human Rights Act and End-of-Life Care — SCE Palliative Medicine MCQ

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HardLegal & Ethical FrameworkHuman Rights Act and End-of-Life CareSCE Palliative Medicine

A public hospital restricts contact with family during end-of-life care. Which Convention right is most directly engaged when proportionality is reviewed?

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Correct answer: A — Article 8: respect for private and family life

Explanation lettering: D = shown as A · E = shown as B · A = shown as C · B = shown as D · C = shown as E

D is correct. Article 8 protects private and family life and is central to autonomy, relationships, confidentiality and family contact; interference by a public body must be lawful, necessary and proportionate. A concerns possessions, B judicial process, C expression, and E the state’s exceptional power of derogation rather than the substantive family-life right.

Reference: Human Rights Act 1998, Article 8: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/7