Coming to Terms with Death: The Cruzan Case

Bourguignon, Henry; Martyn, Susan

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Coming to Terms with Death: The Cruzan Case

University of Toledo - College of Law

1991

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 42, 1991

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The Supreme Court's decision in Cruzan incorrectly allowed the state of Missouri to intervene in Nancy Cruzan's family's surrogate decision to end life supports. The Court should have held that family members, when they remain close and caring, should be presumed to be the designated decision makers.

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Keywords: Cruzan, State Interests, Competent Patients, Incompetent Patients, Surrogate Decision Makers, Quality of Life, Slippery Slope, Harlan, Family Relationships, Federalism

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Date posted: July 10, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Bourguignon, Henry J. and Martyn, Susan R., Coming to Terms with Death: The Cruzan Case (1991). Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 42, 1991. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1157974

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Henry J. Bourguignon University of Toledo College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States
Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author) University of Toledo - College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States 419 530-4212 (Phone) 419 530-2821 (Fax)

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Coming to Terms with Death: The Cruzan Case

Henry J. Bourguignon

Susan R. Martyn

Date posted: July 10, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Henry J. Bourguignon

Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author)