{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-201d-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201D, § 13","heading":"Pain alleviation; comfort care procedures","body":"Section 13. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any medical procedure deemed necessary by the attending physician to provide comfort care or pain alleviation. Such procedures shall include but not be limited to treatment with sedatives and pain-killing drugs; non-artificial oral feeding; suction; and hygenic care.","path":["Part II","Title II","Chapter 201D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleII/Chapter201D/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:33Z","sha256":"8b719f2c86093f53a858bee5d8e76050e2e7de90834e383de0cc87060205ca85","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-201d-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-201d-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}