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2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   Advance directives were created in response to the increasing sophistication and prevalence of medical technology. [3] [4] Numerous studies have documented critical deficits in the medical care of the dying; it has been found to be unnecessarily prolonged, [5] painful, [6] expensive, [7] [8] and emotionally burdensome to both patients and their families.

3. How to Make Your Advance Directives - WebMD

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   There are two types of advance directives: Health care proxy. This is a document that names the person who will make your medical decisions if you can’t. It’s also called a durable power of ...

4. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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   Advance care planning is a process that enables individuals with decisional mental capacity to make plans about their future health care. [1] Advance care plans provide direction to healthcare professionals when a person is not in a position to make and/or communicate their own healthcare choices. Advance care planning is applicable to adults ...

5. Advance Directives and Medical Power of Attorney - WebMD

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   Update History. Advance directives are legally binding and tell doctors what life extending measures you want taken, or not taken, if you are unable to communicate. Medical power of attorney ...

6. Advance Care Planning for Seniors - WebMD

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   Photo Credit: E+ / Getty Images. SOURCES: Reuters Health: "Over one third of U.S. adults have advanced medical directives." Journal of Palliative Medicine: "Racial and Ethnic Differences in ...

7. Assisted dying in Australia - Wikipedia

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   As of June 2024 all states and the Australian Capital Territory have passed legislation creating an assisted suicide and euthanasia scheme for eligible individuals. These laws typically refer to the practices as "voluntary assisted dying". Voluntary assisted dying schemes have been in effect in the following states; Victoria since 19 June 2019 ...