LIVING WILL
\lˈɪvɪŋ wˈɪl], \lˈɪvɪŋ wˈɪl], \l_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_ŋ w_ˈɪ_l]\
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a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"
By Princeton University
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a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A legal document in which you state your wishes about certain kinds of medical treatments and life-prolonging procedures. The document takes effect if you can't communicate your own healthcare decisions. A living will may also be called a healthcare directive, advance directive or directive to physicians.
By Oddity Software
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Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Legal document effective while its testator lives. This covers death if imminent due to a medical condition or an accident. Medical care and degree of medical intervention and life sustaining support is typically expressed as the testator's wishes. Contrast with traditional wills.
By Henry Campbell Black
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