… decisions when no other health care representative has been specified by the patient.'The
court also indicated that "tube feedings" … against attributing the Cruzan decision to Missouri's "…

… The state supreme court further declined to recognize a constitutional right to privacy as a
basis for the decision to withdraw Nancy's feeding tube. The court observed that no such right …

… its long-awaited decision in the case of Nancy Cruzan, the first "right to die" case to come
before it. The purpose of this statement is to clarify the meaning of that case in order to prevent …

… Ten years later, around 1990 (the year the Supreme Court decision regarding Nancy Cruzan
was handed down), the general public became aware of the futility of tube feeding at the …

… The Supreme Court's decision in Cruzan v. Director, Missouri … of tube feeding with the
appropriate surrogate decision-maker. In current practice, after this discussion, surrogate decision-…

… of the 55 having the tube feedings discontinued as a result of … clinical decision making with
respect to use of enteral nutrition. … "; the feeding tube was removed, and Nancy Cruzan died …

… , which may choose to expand on the ruling handed down in the Cruzan case." … tube feedings,
we conclude with these suggestions. If the decision has been made to initiate tube feeding …

… Cruzan case, the Missouri courts eventually found that there was clear and convincing evidence
that Nancy Cruzan … with others) means that tube feeding will produce an existence she …

… , is maintained by a gastrostomy tube through which nutrition and … ruled that the feedings
by a gastrostomy tube must be continued.… The Missouri court justified its decision in Cruzan by …

… doctors asked Joe Cruzan for permission to surgically insert a feeding tube into the left side
of her stomach. The tube would ensure … He has also written a book about the Cruzan case. …