What is a Living Will?

Living wills are documents that give instructions regarding treatment if the individual becomes terminally ill or is in a persistent vegetative state and is unable to communicate his or her own instructions. The living will states under what conditions life-sustaining treatment should be terminated. If an individual would like to avoid life-sustaining treatment when it would be hopeless, he or she needs to draw up a living will. Like a health care agent, a living will takes effect only upon a person's incapacity. Also, a living will is not set in stone; an individual can always revoke it at a…

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