Nancy Cruz Case Summary

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On January 11, 1983, Nancy Cruzan lost control of her car. Cruzan was ejected from the vehicle where she landed face down in a ditch filled with water. Paramedics who reported Cruzan as being unresponsive and having no vital signs when they discovered her. However they were able to resuscitated her and transport her to the hospital. She would later be diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). Cruzan would need a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy surgically inserted into her for long-term care. After weeks of being in a comma Cruzan showed no signs of improving and her parents requested the removal of her feeding tube. The request was denied by the hospital.

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