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WOODS v. COM

No. 1999-SC-0773-DG.

142 S.W.3d 24 (2004)

Matthew WOODS, Deceased, by and through His Guardian ad Litem, T. Bruce Simpson, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Cabinet for Human Resources (Now Cabinet for Families and Children), Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 26, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Bruce Simpson, Jr., Anggelis, Gordon, Simpson & Roberts, Lexington, Counsel for Appellant.

G. Thomas Mercer, Office of the Counsel, Cabinet for Families and Children, Sherri D. Pate, Cabinet for Human Resources, General Counsel, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee.

Richard N. Bush, George S. Schuhmann, Louisville, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Council for Retarded Citizens, Inc.

Robert C. Cetrulo, Northern Kentucky Right to Life, Covington, Edward L. White, III, Thomas More Center for Law & Justice, Ann Arbor, MI, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Thomas More Center for Law & Justice.

Melissa J. Bowman, Kenneth W. Zeller, Protection and Advocacy, Frankfort, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Protection and Advocacy Division of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy.

Francis J. Manion, American Center for Law and Justice—Midwest, New Hope, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Catholics United for Life.

COOPER, Justice.

This appeal challenges the constitutionality of KRS 311.631, a provision of the Kentucky Living Will Directive Act, insofar as it permits a judicially-appointed guardian or other designated surrogate to authorize the withholding or withdrawal of artificial life-prolonging treatment from a ward or patient who is either in a persistent vegetative state or permanently unconscious. If the statute is constitutional, the issue becomes how to implement it...

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