| Venue: | NY Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Storar is a profoundly retarded man with terminal bladder cancer. His mother wants to stop giving him transfusions, because they make him uncomfortable, even though they are prolonging his life. |
| Posture: | Initial trial. |
| Issue: | Can a parent deprive a child of life-saving treatment? |
| Holding: | No. The application to continue the transfusions should have been granted. |
| Rule: | A parent may not deprive a child of life-saving treatment, no matter how well-intentioned. |
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