Legal Opinion
In Re the Guardianship of Hayes
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1980No. 45612PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, J.
This appeal raises the question whether the Superior Court for Grant County has authority to grant a petition for sterilization of a severely mentally retarded person.
Petitioner Sharon Hayes is the mother of Edith Melissa Maria Hayes, who was born severely mentally retarded on December 17, 1963. She petitioned the Superior Court for an order appointing her as the guardian of Edith's person and specifically authorizing a sterilization procedure on Edith. The court dismissed the petition on a motion for summary judgment on the ground it had no authority to issue an order for sterilization of a…
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