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Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Services : Cruzan vs Director, Missouri Department of Health et. al. 110 S. Ct. 2841
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Tammy L. Greene 760 Tower Road Lebanon, Missouri 65536 (417) 532-1964 tlgreene@webound.com Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Services Assignment #1 Case Brief of: Cruzan vs Director, Missouri Department of Health et. al. 110 S. Ct. 2841 Facts: Petitioner Nancy Cruzan received severe injuries in an automobile accident which left her incompetent and in a vegetative state. Ms Cruzan's parents sought a court order to terminate artificial nutrition and hydration, because it had been determined she had no chance of recovery. Judicial History: Employees of the state hospital in which Ms Cruzan was a patient of denied the parents request to remove Ms Cruzan from artificial nutrition and hydration without authorization from a state trial court for termination, because such termination would cause death. The circuit court ruled that Ms Cruzan's parents acting on her behalf, could order her feeding tube removed. This ruling was in favor of Ms Cruzan's parents, and was appealed by the Director, Missouri...
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