In re: C (Court of Appeal 1999)
2nd January 1999, 12:00 pm
C’s mother was diagnosed with HIV. After conducting her own research she chose to focus on pursuing a healthy lifestyle and stopped medically monitoring her condition. She eventually gave birth to C through a vaginal delivery. She did not take any medication shown to reduce the risk of mother to child transmission of HIV, and breastfed C, which can transmit HIV to a child. The local authority applied for an order that C be tested for HIV. C’s parents contested the application and lost in the High Court. They appealed.

The Court upheld the decision of the High Court and reiterated that when acting in the best interests of the child, the court may overrule the decision of a reasonable parent. No reason was found to interfere with the original High Court judgment.

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