Publication Date
5-1991
Document Type
Casenote
Abstract
On June 25, 1990, the United States Supreme Court decided that Nancy Beth Cruzan does not have a constitutional right to die. In Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, a five-four majority held that a state may require clear and convincing evidence of a now-incompetent person's wishes when a guardian seeks to discontinue life support, including artificial nutrition and hydration, for a person diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state.
Recommended Citation
Watson, Désirée E.
(1991)
"Cruzan and the Right to Die: A Perspective on Privacy Interests,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 42:
No.
3, Article 11.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol42/iss3/11