8 October 1999 - living will
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A living will won’t end unwilling life.
When you can’t make decisions for yourself, it’s not a document that
will make them for you, it’s your doctor and relatives.
The legal theory is the same as for the insanity defense:
Possession of your faculties is nine-tenths of the law.
clue:
A living will specifies in advance whether you want your life sustained
in case of a terminal illness when you are no longer competent
to make decisions.
take oh take this clue away
copyright 1999, 2024 Jay J.P. Scott
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