| Cruzan Versus Missouri: The Right to Die Contributor(s): Donnelly, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823940144 ISBN-13: 9780823940141 Publisher: Rosen Young Adult OUR PRICE: $35.27 Product Type: Library Binding Published: December 2003 Annotation: Nancy Cruzan became a public figure after a 1983 auto accident left her permanently unconscious and without any higher brain function. Kept alive only by a feeding tube and steady medical care, Cruzan's family waged a legal battle to have her feeding tube removed, taking the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the Cruzans had not provided "clear and convincing evidence" that Nancy Cruzan did not wish to have her life artificially preserved. The Cruzans later presented such evidence to the Missouri courts, which ruled in their favor in late 1990. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime |
| Dewey: 344.730 |
| LCCN: 2002156162 |
| Series: Supreme Court Cases Through Primary Sources |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 7.9" W x 10.56" (0.89 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Geographic Orientation - Missouri |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73055 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nancy Cruzan became a public figure after a 1983 auto accident left her permanently unconscious and without any higher brain function. Kept alive only by a feeding tube and steady medical care, Cruzan's family waged a legal battle to have her feeding tube removed, taking the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the Cruzans had not provided clear and convincing evidence that Nancy Cruzan did not wish to have her life artificially preserved. The Cruzans later presented such evidence to the Missouri courts, which ruled in their favor in late 1990. |