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IN THE MATTER OF JANE A

No. 94-P-360.

36 Mass. App. Ct. 236 (1994)

629 N.E.2d 1337

IN THE MATTER OF JANE A.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. McNamee for the ward.

Harold Robertson, guardian ad litem to oppose a determination that the ward, if competent, would choose to have an abortion.

Kathleen C. Keville, temporary guardian with authority concerning medical issues.

William S. Carroll, guardian ad litem to investigate and report on the issue of substituted judgment.

Present: BROWN, PERRETTA, & KASS, JJ.

KASS, J.

Through a petition filed January 28, 1994, for the appointment of a guardian for the ward, the Department of Mental Retardation sought application of the doctrine of substituted judgment for a determination whether Jane, if competent, would choose to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. See Care & Protection of Beth, 412 Mass. 188, 194-195 (1992); Matter of R.H., 35 Mass.App.Ct. 478...

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