Legal Opinion
Spahn v. Eisenberg
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1997No. 95-2719PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonald W. Steinmetz, J.
¶ 1. Betty Spahn (Spahn) seeks review of a decision by the Circuit Court for Wood County, Judge Dennis D. Conway, denying her request to withdraw artificial nutrition from her sister, Edna M.F. The court held that it was without authority to grant Spahn's request because Edna is not *560in a persistent vegetative state. This case presents this court with two issues:
¶ 2. 1) Whether the guardian of an incompetent person who has not executed an advance directive and is not in a persistent vegetative state has the authority to direct withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment from the…
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