Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate December 6, 1989
gptkbp:category United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
1990 in United States case law
Right to die cases
gptkbp:citation 497 U.S. 261
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_O'Connor
gptkb:Justice_Scalia
gptkbp:date June 25, 1990
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkb:Justice_Marshall
gptkbp:docketNumber 88-1503
gptkbp:fullName Cruzan, by her parents and co-guardians v. Director, Missouri Department of Health
gptkbp:heldBy A state may require clear and convincing evidence of a patient's wishes for withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Chief_Justice_William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Washington_v._Glucksberg
gptkb:Vacco_v._Quill
gptkbp:principle substantive due process
clear and convincing evidence standard
gptkbp:relatedTo Nancy Cruzan
gptkbp:subject due process
right to die
withdrawal of life support
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Washington_v._Glucksberg
gptkb:Right_to_Bodily_Integrity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7