… impacts of the decision on medical care along with suggestions … decision in Cruzan is likely
to affect the doctorpatient relationship, especially in the critical activities surrounding decision…

… authority to make decisions for that patient. If … Cruzan decision: the family had the burden
of proving that they could best determine what Nancy’s wishes would have been. Nancy Cruzan’…

… There are those who doubt that Cruzan’s fame is deserved. What did that case actually …
and limits of medical care? Though these two issues have been much debated in medical, legal, …

… Cruzan is only 32 years old, the decision in her case will … Cruzan's federal constitutional
right to equal protection of the … , the opportunity to control her medical care in such a way that it …

… care, but all states have general DPA statutes that p0tentially lend themselves to directing
medical care … Remember that the Cruzan decision upholds only the state's right to set its own …

… decision [4] and thereby actually strengthened patient rights. To explain the importance of the
Cruzan decision, … ’s ruling, and its implications for physicians in withdrawing medical care. …

… a right of Nancy Cruzan's parents to refuse medical care on her behalf.Ms. Cruzan had not
… law should turn to family members to make medical decisions for them. As the New Jersey …

… to provide guidance to state courts in manag ing and deciding right-to-die cases. The project
… involving decisions to administer, withhold or discon tinue life-sustaining medical treatment. …

… At the time of the Supreme Court decision Nancy Cruzan was in … Nancy Cruzan’s biological
existence was being sustained by … Although Nancy Cruzan had confided in her close friends …

… The majority opinion of the Missouri Supreme Court clearly identified one question as
central to the decision in the case of Nancy Cruzan. “May a guardian order that all nutrition and …