MT. VERNON, Mo. — Protesters tried to get to the hospital room of right-to-die patient Nancy Cruzan to reconnect her feeding tube today but guards halted them inside the hospital and 20 were arrested.
Missouri Rehabilitation Center Director Don Lamkins said the protesters were initially allowed in public areas but arrests were made later in the morning because some of the protesters blocked the stairwell to the second floor, which also serves as a fire exit, attempting to get to her room.
