| Statutory Citations | Minnesota |
Minnesota Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Act [1993, 1998, 1999], Minn. Stat. Ann. §§145C.01 to 145C.16.
Documents
Free advance directive documents and instructions from Partnership for Caring.
| Court Cases |
Minnesota |
| Case | In re Conservatorship of Wanglie, No. PX-91-283 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Hennepin Co. July, 1991) (Belois, J.) |
| Court | Minnesota District Court Probate Court Division |
| Year | 1991 |
| Patient (age) | Helga Wanglie (88) |
| Nutrition + hydration | Nasogastric tube |
| Mental capacity | Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) |
| Decision maker(s) | Oliver Wanglie (husband) |
| Setting | Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis, MN) |
| Patient's Wishes | Mrs. Wanglie's husband, daughter, and son all testified that Wanglie's religiously and personally based preferences would be to receive all life-sustatining treatment possible. |
| Court's Decision |
The court sided with Mr. Wanglie, who was entirely competent and best situated to know the wishes of Mrs. Wanglie. He was determined by the court to be making judgments in his wife's best interests and the court found no reason to countermand his decision to continue her treatment. |
| Outcome | Three days after this decision was issued, Helga Wanglie died of mutlisystem organ failure. |
| Citation | Partnership for Caring, Inc. (2001), Fact Sheet, In re Conservatorship of Wanglie. |
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