Lane v. Candura

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• upholding right of a competent adult to refuse a leg amputation that would save, not merely prolong, her life; decisive factor in the balancing test was the magnitude of the proposed invasion
• patient’s refusal to consent to life-saving amputation in itself was not sufficient to render her legally incompetent for purposes of appointing guardian
• injunction against involuntary treatment of mental patients with psychotropic drugs

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).