In part, this is because many parliaments lack capacity to bring legislation into being.
"I think internally right now they lack capacity to know what their options are themselves," a former M.T.A. official said.
If they lack capacity, the default should be the person's nearest relative or advocate is informed and involved".
Unless she is deemed to lack capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, she has complete control over every decision affecting her unborn child.
I only found out about it when Dad was finally deemed to lack capacity and we needed to register the power of attorney.
The Court of Protection, which makes health and welfare decisions on behalf of those deemed to lack capacity, has faced fierce criticism for being too secretive.
In slack times, such as now, these companies have too much capacity; in peak periods they lack capacity.
Many critical care patients lack capacity due to disease or the need for sedation to facilitate invasive therapy.
But Pauly counters that reserves are a more feasible strategy for the many countries that, unlike Australia, have overfished their resources and lack capacity for effective management.
Involuntary medication and hospitalization is often justified as being medical necessity -- or in the "best interests" of patients who are perceived to lack capacity to make decisions.
"Fifteen minutes should be more than enough for me to establish, what I think I can establish, which is, tragically, he does lack capacity".
