A person faced with a terminal illness has the right to refuse life-prolonging treatment. The SJC recognized the general right of persons to refuse medical treatment in appropriate circumstances. 728 (1977)Īt issue in this case was whether to provide life-prolonging treatment to an elderly, profoundly retarded person with terminal leukemia.
No judicial involvement is required, but court approval may be sought, and if it is, the judge “may give effective consent” to the treatment.īelchertown v. The court held that where the best interests of a minor will be served by not notifying his or her parents of intended medical treatment, and where the minor is capable of giving informed consent, the minor may consent to the treatment.
The SJC recognized the “mature minor” doctrine.
This case concerned the statute governing consent for abortion for minors. Medical Treatment Decisions for Children in DCF Custodyīaird v.
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