Are Advance Directives Only For Older People?
No, even young people can be involved in car accidents or have serious illness. Most of the court cases involving withholding of lifesupport treatments have involved young people in their twenties or thirties.
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Additional Estate Planning Articles
- Who Can Fill One Out?
- Who Can Be A Witness?
- Who Can Be The Proxy?
- What To Do With The Living Will/Advance Directive?
- Withdrawing Specific Treatments
- Can Life Support Treatments, Even Tube Feedings, Be Withheld Or Withdrawn Even If The Patient Does Not Have A Living Will/Advance Directive?
- Can Unexpected Recoveries Happen?
- Is The Advance Directive Legal In Other States?
- What If I Change My Mind?
- Where Do I Get Help With Advance Directives?
- Is The Advance Directive A Medical Order?
