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MATTER OF AB

196 Misc.2d 940 (2003)

768 N.Y.S.2d 256

In the Matter of AB, an Infant, by Her Mother, CD, Petitioner.

Supreme Court, New York County.

May 16, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society, New York City (Elisabeth Ryden Benjamin and Samuel Davol of counsel), for petitioner.

Martin Clearwater & Bell, LLP, New York City (Kenneth R. Larywon, Michael Zhu, Salvatore Russo and Stacey B. Mondschein of counsel), for New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation.

OPINION OF THE COURT

DORIS LING-COHAN, J.

To have your minor child die is every parent's worst nightmare. To have to make the decision to terminate your own child's existence is beyond most people's comprehension. However, notwithstanding this, most parents are capable of making a considered decision in their grief, for the best interest of their child, with the help of the child's medical providers.1

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