Legal Opinion
Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1990No. 88-1503PublishedCited by 867 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Petitioner Nancy Beth Cruzan was rendered incompetent as a result of severe injuries sustained during an automobile accident. Copetitioners Lester and Joyce Cruzan, Nancy’s parents and coguardians, sought a court order directing the withdrawal of their daughter’s artificial feeding and hydration equipment after it became apparent that she had virtually no chance of recovering her cognitive faculties. The Supreme Court of Missouri held that because there was no clear and convincing evidence of Nancy’s desire to have life-sustaining treatment withdrawn under such circumstances, her parents…
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