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LIVING WILLS

\lˈɪvɪŋ wˈɪlz], \lˈɪvɪŋ wˈɪlz], \l_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_ŋ w_ˈɪ_l_z]\

Definitions of LIVING WILLS

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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)

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