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  2. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Legality of euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    Passive euthanasia is legal, by way of advance decisions giving patients the right to refuse life saving treatment. [180] Food and liquid can also be withdrawn from someone in a permanent vegetative state without the need for court approval. [181]

  4. Patient Self-Determination Act - Wikipedia

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    The right to facilitate their own health care decisions; The right to accept or refuse medical treatment; The right to make an advance health care directive; Facilities must inquire as to whether the patient already has an advance health care directive, and make note of this in their medical records. Facilities must provide education to their ...

  5. Indi Gregory: Sick baby’s family in court fight against ...

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    Her parents are appealing to the High Court to approve a new round of life-sustaining treatment Indi Gregory: Sick baby’s family in court fight against doctors who want to end life-saving ...

  6. Baby Doe Law - Wikipedia

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    The court also found the parents' decision was "reasonable" based on the "medical options available and genuine concern for the best interests of the child." The Court of Appeals ruled that the Rehabilitation Act did not give HHS any ability to interfere with the "treatment decisions involving defective newborn infants". [6] [7]

  7. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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    An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity. In the U.S. it has a ...

  8. Stop being fooled by misinformation. Do this instead

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    “And outside of Covid there’s plenty of documented cases where people refuse lifesaving cancer treatment because they believe in pseudo-scientific ideas or that some natural remedy is going to ...

  9. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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    Where the patient's advance decision relates to a refusal of potentially life-saving or life prolonging treatment, this must be recorded in writing and witnessed. Any advance refusal is legally binding, providing that the patient is an adult, the patient was competent and properly informed when reaching the prior decision.