A CALL FOR NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR LIVING WILLS (YOU MIGHT LIKE IT HERE)

This Article cautions practitioners to be careful when advising clients about living wills in advance of disease or illness because changed circumstances and future medical advances may render medical directive decisions no longer desirable. The Article opens by providing a general history of medica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Real property, probate and trust journal probate and trust journal, 2002, Vol.37 (3), p.545-552
1. Verfasser:	Kruse, Clifton B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alzheimer's disease Attorneys Bioethics Cancer therapies Decision Making Disease Diseases Estate planning Heart Heart diseases Humans Humor Illnesses Lawyers Life Life Support Care - psychology Life support measures Living wills Living Wills - legislation & jurisprudence Living Wills - psychology Medical technology Physicians Probate law Property trusts Right to die Surgery Technology assessment Transplants & implants United States Wills
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Zusammenfassung:	This Article cautions practitioners to be careful when advising clients about living wills in advance of disease or illness because changed circumstances and future medical advances may render medical directive decisions no longer desirable. The Article opens by providing a general history of medical advances then analyzes the decision to terminate life support. Finally, the Article discusses the lawyer's role in the decision-making process.
ISSN:	0034-0855 2159-4538 1540-8469 2329-6127