The opinion of the Court was delivered by SCHREIBER, J. At issue here are the circumstances under which life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn from incompetent, institutionalized, elderly patients with severe and permanent mental and physical impairments and a limited life expectancy. Plaintiff, Thomas C. Whittemore, nephew and guardian of Claire Conroy, an incompetent,…
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