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2. Advance healthcare directive - Wikipedia

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   An advance healthcare directive, also known as living will, personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, is a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity. In the U.S. it has a ...

3. Washington Death with Dignity Act - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Initiative 1000 (I-1000) of 2008 established the U.S. state of Washington 's Death with Dignity Act ( RCW 70.245 [1] ), which legalizes medical aid in dying with certain restrictions. Passage of this initiative made Washington the second U.S. state to permit some terminally ill patients to determine the time of their own death.

4. Surrogate decision-maker - Wikipedia

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   A surrogate decision maker, also known as a health care proxy or as agents, is an advocate for incompetent patients. If a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves about personal care, a surrogate agent must make decisions for them. If there is a durable power of attorney for health care, the agent appointed by that document is ...

5. Making Your Last Wishes Known - WebMD

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   You can obtain free, state-specific, do-it-yourself forms from Partnership for Caring, a nonprofit group that invented the living will in 1967 and counsels people about end-of-life issues. You can ...

6. What a Living Will Is and How to Make One - Healthline

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   A living will is a written, legal document. It provides instructions for your medical care, or for the termination of medical support, in certain circumstances. Living wills indicate your wishes ...

7. How to Make Your Advance Directives - WebMD

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   A helpful place to start when considering your advance directives is possible medical care situations based on your current health. Schedule an appointment with your doctor where you can candidly ...