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A document that specifies medical responses to presenting situations, usually centering on use of resuscitation and use of life support will that gives instructions to relatives regarding the care of one's body should they become terminally ill and unable to make rational decisions. Authorized by state law, this document directs that life not be artificially prolonged under the circumstance of incurable conditions certified to be terminal by two physicians. ...
출처: www.cemeteries.org/glossary.asp
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| living will |
A legal document that voices your medical decisions if you are unable to speak for yourself as a result of medical incapacitation.
출처: www.reidepot.com/Glossary/l.html
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| living will |
Term for authorization to take testator off life-support equipment; authorized in many states but must use appropriate or required language and be formally executed.
출처: www.swlearning.com/blaw/jennings/realestate7e/glos...
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| living will |
A written request that life not be prolonged by artificial means when death becomes inevitable.
출처: www.ustrust.com/public/ustrust/global_pages/glossa...
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| living will |
A document which specifies the life-prolonging measures an individual wants and does not want taken on his/her behalf in the event of a terminal illness. Living wills are often used in conjunction with a healthcare power of attorney, which appoints someone to make healthcare decisions on your behalf.
출처: www.prudential.com/glossary/0,1463,intPageID%253D1...
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