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Health Care Declarations and End-of-Life Decision Making |
October 9, 2006
Previously published by Hodgson Russ EDGE Florida Law Report on July 2005
Advances in medical science, particularly within the past 10 to 15 years, make it possible for a person's life to be extended artificially past the time he or she would have previously died naturally. In some cases, however, the quality of that life may be such that the person is no longer able to participate in it in any volitional way or even be aware of what is going on around him or her. This article will review the basic elements required to help insure that someone may know what we would want in that situation and that there will be someone with the authority to make any necessary decisions and to communicate the required information.
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