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Riverside Woman Seeks Right To Die In Court Fight
Elizabeth Bouvin, a 26 year old quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, fights Riverside General Hospital over whether she may die rather than be force fed and kept alive. Her estranged husband Richard Bouvia testified about her despair and requests for death while the medical staff insists on preventing suicide. The uncertain ruling by Superior Court Judge John H. Hews could address an injunction to stop force feeding and med administration.
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Riverside, Calif
Elizabeth Bouvin
Richard Bouvia
Bouvia
Bpuvia
Riverside General Hospital
Donald E. Fisher
John H. Hews
American Civil Liberties Union
Los Angeles
Hews
Ms. Bouvin