High Court judge Fiona Maye presides over the Family Division in London, where she adjudicates cases involving medical ethics and religious freedom. Her domestic life collapses when her husband, Jack, requests an open affair. Amidst this marital crisis, she must rule on an emergency application regarding Adam Henry, a seventeen-year-old Jehovah’s Witness refusing a life-saving blood transfusion for leukemia. Fiona visits Adam’s hospital bedside to assess his understanding, a move that blurs professional boundaries and anchors the boy’s survival to her personal intervention and judgment.
This book serves readers interested in the intersection of secular law and private faith. It attracts those who value detailed depictions of judicial procedures and the weight of institutional responsibility. Readers observe how statutory logic operates when confronted with human vulnerability and the unintended consequences of legal decisions. They leave with a specific perspective on the limitations of the court system in managing the emotional aftermath of the rulings it enforces.
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
