The appellant appealed from a Superior Court judgment confirming a Consent and Capacity Board decision that found her incapable of consenting to treatment for paranoid schizophrenia.
The Court of Appeal reviewed the decision on a standard of reasonableness.
While acknowledging that a person cannot be found to lack capacity solely for denying illness or refusing treatment, the Court found no basis to interfere with the Board's conclusion.
The Board's finding was supported by cogent medical evidence that the appellant was incapable of weighing the reasonably foreseeable risks and benefits of taking or refusing medication.
The appeal was dismissed.
