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Doctors argued autistic Jordan Tooke, 29, would need to be sedated for dialysis three times a week – suggesting such moves were not in his best interests.

The pensioner, who is in her 70s, says her daughter has suffered from Huntington's disease.

A judge has ruled that surgeons can amputate the legs of a 49-year-old woman who lacks the mental capacity to decide for herself.