After Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health in 1990, it was ruled that it is legal in the United States for terminally ill patients to refuse treatments in order to hasten death, though the states would be allowed to make the guidelines for how that would work. This right however, would only be available to “competent” patients (Cruzan). “Competence,” according to John Hodgson, can be distinguished
After Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health in 1990, it was ruled that it is legal in the United States for terminally ill patients to refuse treatments in order to hasten death, though the states would be allowed to make the guidelines for how that would work. This right however, would only be available to “competent” patients (Cruzan). “Competence,” according to John Hodgson, can be distinguished