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living will

Written declaration of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment if in the future he or she should become too ill to communicate. It is in effect an advance refusal of heroic interventions to prolong a life that the patient would consider no longer tolerable. It enables patients whose condition is terminal to die with dignity.



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To avoid the confusion that surrounds the Schiavo family, pitting spouses against parents, California residents must sign a document known as an Advance Health Care Directive.
LIVING WILLS' NEED SHOWN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The painful lesson couldn't be more clear: You can spare your loved ones the anguish that's tearing Schiavo's family apart by filling out an advance health care directive outlining who you want making decisions on your behalf and when you want your end-of-life care to end.
Terri Schiavo's legacy by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Mary's, will provide a primer on advance health care directives, including documents such as Living Wills and Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders.
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