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Quotation from Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health by Supreme Court of the United States
“But we do not think the Due Process Clause requires the State to repose judgment on these matters with anyone but the patient herself.”
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Rehnquist) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The Chief Justice rejects the claim that Missouri must accept the substituted judgment of the Cruzans.
Citation: "But we do not think the Due Process Clause requires the State to repose judgment on these matters with anyone but the patient herself." — Supreme Court of the United States, Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Rehnquist) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id cruzan-v-director-missouri-department-of-health-q2)
Portrait: William Rehnquist, Unknown, Public domain.
