· 3/7/1988
Guardianship of Linda
Citations
- 519 N.E.2d 1296
- 401 Mass. 783
- 1988 Mass. LEXIS 57
How courts have described this case
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- noting that while ward’s best interests are relevant to substituted judgment determination, “they are relevant only to the extent that the individual, if competent, would weigh them in deciding whether to accept treatment”
- state and federal constitutional rights to privacy and bodily integrity
- state and federal constitutional rights to privacy and bodily integrity
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, O'Connor
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