Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health
- Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health
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(1990)
The U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that family members could not refuse life-sustaining medical treatment — such as a feeding tube — on behalf of incompetent patients, absent clear and convincing evidence that the refusal was in accordance with the patients' wishes.
Full text: Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health (
Nolo)
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of Attorney
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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