Necessity

Question 1

Cases

Answer 1

R v Dudley and Stevens - not allowed
R v F (Sterilisation) - female with 4 year old brain , sex so no pregnant
Re A (Conjoined twins) 2000

Question 2

Requirements

Answer 2

1. The act was done in order to avoid circumstances that were otherwise unavoidable
2. Circumstances avoided would have inflicted inevitable and irreparable evil
3. No more was done than was reasonably necessary
4. The evil inflicted was not disproportionate to the evil avoided

Question 3

Necessity and medical marijuana

Answer 3

Rv Quayle - severe pain
R v Altham - Human right treatment , effective relief