Nancy Cruzan
Right to die campaigner
Born on: July 20, 1957Died on: December 26, 1990
Aged: 33 years 159 days (401 months)
Birth Sign: Cancer
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States involving a young adult incompetent.
The first "right to die" case ever heard by the Court, Cruzan was argued on December 6, 1989, and decided on June 25, 1990.
In a 5–4 decision, the Court affirmed the earlier ruling of the Supreme Court of Missouri and ruled in favor of the State of Missouri, finding it was acceptable to require "clear and convincing evidence" of a patient's wishes for removal of life support.
A significant outcome of the case was the creation of advance health directives.
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