Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Jane A
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 15, 1994No. 94-P-360PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Through a petition filed January 28, 1994, for the appointment of a guardian for the ward, the Department of Mental Retardation sought application of the doctrine of substituted judgment for a determination whether Jane, if competent, would choose to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. See Care & Protection of Beth, 412 Mass. 188, 194-195 (1992); Matter of R.H., 35 Mass. App. Ct. 478, 484-486 (1993). Based on the subsidiary findings of fact of the Probate Court judge who heard the case and our study of the entire record, we decide that Jane would choose to abort her…
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