In the Matter of the Necessity of the Hospitalization of Lucy G.

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s order authorizing involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for Lucy G., holding that the court correctly applied the Myers best‑interests and least‑intrusive‑alternative factors, found sufficient clear‑and‑convincing evidence that ECT was in Lucy’s best interests and the least restrictive means, and rejected Lucy’s arguments for a heightened procedural standard or reliance on older cases.