Connecticut Statutory Short Form Durable Power of Attorney Act [1990, 1991], Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§1-42 to 1-56.

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Case	McConnell v. Beverly Enterprises, 209 Conn. 692, 553 A.2d 596 (1989).
Court	Connecticut Supreme Court
Year	1989
Patient (age)	Carol McConnell (57)
Nutrition + hydration	Gastrostomy tube
Mental capacity	Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)
Decision maker(s)	Mr. McConnell (husband)
Setting	Danbury Pavillion Health Care
Patient's Wishes	McConnell had expressly and repeatedly told her family and co-workers that she would not want to be kept alive by artificial means if she were ever in a state of permanent and total capacity.
Court's Decision	The court affirmed the lower court's decision allowing the withdrawing of artificially provided nutrition and hydration, based on the common law right to self-determination and the constitutional right to privacy.
Outcome	Mrs. McConnel's feeding tube was disconnected and she was transferred to her daughter's home, where she died of pneumonia shortly thereafter.
Citation	Partnership for Caring, Inc. (2001), Fact Sheet, McConnell v. Beverly Enterprises