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NY Prisoner May Refuse Life-Saving Medical Treatment

The New York Supreme Court refused to authorize prison officials to treat a prisoner’s diabetes without his consent.

New York prisoner Joseph Barbati suffered from Type II diabetes but refused his insulin shots “because, in his opinion, the side effects of insulin include painful swelling of his legs and feet ...

 

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