Legal Opinion
Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Harmon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 16, 1988No. 70813PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
Nancy Cruzan lies in a persistent vegetative state in the Mount Vernon State Hospital. Lester L. Cruzan, Jr., and Joyce Cru-zan, her parents and co-guardians, requested that employees of the hospital terminate artificial hydration and nutrition for Nancy. The hospital’s employees refused to carry out this request without authority from a court. The Cruzans filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a judicial sanction of their wishes. Following a hearing, the trial court entered its order directing the employees of the State of Missouri to “cause the request of the…
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