· 1/17/1991
Guardianship of Weedon
Citations
- 565 N.E.2d 432
- 409 Mass. 196
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 43
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- person has right to refuse invasive and potentially harmful medical treatment such as administration of antipsychotic drugs
- “the patient’s mental condition . . . may change significantly with the passage of time, thus rendering the substituted judgment determination inaccurate[, necessitating] [p]eriodic review”
- \it is essential that the Probate Court maintain its flexibility and its consequent ability to respond to the individual needs of patients\
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Lynch, Greaney
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