In 1984, the Supreme Court in ____ decided that a competent adult patient had the constitutional right to refuse medical treatment.

A. Bartling v. Superior Court
B. North Coast Medical Group v. Superior Court
C. Barber v. Superior Court
D. Galloway v. Superior Court


Answer: A

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