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ADEN v. YOUNGER

Docket No. 14407.

57 Cal.App.3d 662 (1976)

129 Cal. Rptr. 535

GARY C. ADEN et al., Petitioners, v. EVELLE J. YOUNGER, as Attorney General, etc., et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

April 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Kaminar, Sorbo, Andreen & Thorn, Robert Thorn and L. William McGrath, Jr., for Petitioners.

Wainer & Stone, Arnold J. Stone, Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz, Robert E. Aitken and Gary D. Vestermark as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Elizabeth Palmer, Assistant Attorney General, and Edward M. Belasco, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondents.

Judith Lerner and Edward P. Scott as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.

OPINION

BROWN (Gerald), P.J.

Petitioners Jane Doe and Betty Roe are mentally ill. Doe has had electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and may need further voluntary treatments. Roe wants a surgical "Multiple target procedure," or psychosurgery. Petitioner Aden, a licensed California physician is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as a specialist in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses. Dr. Aden is Jane Doe's attending...

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