In re Michael L.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding for permission to administer psychotropic drugs to a patient without his consent, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Peter C. Patsalos, J.), dated September 7, 2005, which granted the petition.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the petition is denied.
A competent adult has the right to determine the course of his or her medical treatment. This right includes the option to refuse medical treatment, even life-saving treatment. This right is a “fundamental common-law right” and is “coextensive with the…
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