In re D.L.H.

OPINION BY

ALLEN, J.:

¶ 1 In a matter of first impression, this Court, inter alia, is asked to determine whether, under the facts of this case, the legal guardians of a lifelong incompetent person can refuse life sustaining medical treatment on behalf of the incompetent. Additionally, this Court must decide if the incompetent’s common law right to refuse medical treatment, as vicariously asserted by the guardians, was infringed based upon the circumstances at bar.

¶ 2 Appellants, the parents and plenary guardians of D.L.H., appeal from the trial court’s order denying their petition to decline…