Supreme Court Rules Guardian Can Authorize Withdrawing Life Support without Court Approval

This week, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire issued a decision holding that court approval is not needed for a guardian's request to remove a patient from life support. The guardian’s general authority includes the decision to end life support. Especially where there is consensus among the guardian, the patient's attorney, and the hospital, a judge’s involvement is "neither necessary nor warranted."
Source: blog.bioethics.net - Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs