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How is a power of attorney for healthcare different from a living will?

April 26, 2017different Healthcare living will power of attorney

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How is a power of attorney for healthcare different from a living will?

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A living will tells doctors your wishes regarding administering life-sustaining procedures or non-orally ingested nutrition and hydration if you have a terminal illness, an end-stage disease, or if you are in a persistent vegetative state. You may direct that such procedures be withheld or withdrawn, or you may direct that they be used to sustain your life. You also may appoint an agent to make most decisions related to your healthcare if you are unable to.