From the BBC News:

Herefordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) dropped a High Court case after a child protection officer said Hannah Jones was adamant she did not want surgery.

Hannah, 13, of Marden, near Hereford, said she wanted to die with dignity.

Her father Andrew said he and his wife supported her decision but they had been upset by the PCT’s actions.

He said Hereford County Hospital’s child protection team had contacted them in February threatening to remove Hannah from their care if they did not bring her to hospital for the operation.

Hannah was interviewed by the child protection officer after the trust applied for a court order in February to force the transplant.

She said she wanted to stop treatment and spend the rest of her life at home and the PCT subsequently withdrew its legal action.

Mr Jones said: “The threat that somebody could come and forcibly remove your daughter from you against her wishes, against our wishes, was quite upsetting really.”

Hannah’s heart was weakened by the drugs given to her to combat her leukemia. After talking with the doctors, she decided against the surgery. The surgery might not have worked, and even if it was successful, she’d have to take medications for the rest of her life.