Episode # 14: Who was Nancy Cruzan?

Grass Roots Health

In this October 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan interviews the nieces of Nancy Cruzan: Angela Broaddus and Miranda Lewis. Who was Nancy Cruzan?

She was at the center of the first “right to die with dignity” case ever heard by the United States Supreme Court. Together, Tim and his guests explore this topic: Who was Nancy Cruzan?

Resources for this podcast:

• National Institutes of Health (NIH): Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Health Care. https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care

• The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center: Advance Care Planning: 6 Steps for Planning Your Future. https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/advance-care-planning-4-steps-for-planning-your-future.h00-158828856.html

• CaringInfo: Download and complete your State or Territory’s Advance Directive Forms in PDF format. Free! No Lawyer Needed. https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/by-state/

• Webb City School District: https://wcr7.org/

• Center for Practical Bioethics: The Case of Nancy Cruzan: https://www.practicalbioethics.org/shared-decision-making-and-advance-care-planning/end-of-life-ethics/the-case-of-nancy-cruzan/

• The Washington Post: The Long Death and Nancy Cruzan. December 29, 1990" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1990/12/29/the-long-death-of-nancy-cruzan/7393a252-8ea9-4885-8c86-b08e2a1d4ff3/

• The New England Journal of Medicine: Editorial article written by George J. Annas, J.D. MPH. September 6, 1990. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199009063231010

• The American Medical Association Journal of Ethics: Departed, Jan. 11, 1983; At Peace, Dec. 26, 1990. Written July 2001 by Sara Taub, MA.: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/departed-jan-11-1983-peace-dec-26-1990/2001-07

• Caring for the Dying: A Workshop Review. https://1795group.com/product/caring-for-the-dying-a-workshop-review/

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Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Angela Broaddus and Miranda Lewis were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/