What does a health care directive do?
A Health Care Directive gives instructions to a person you designate to handle your health care in the event that you are unable to express your own desires. It specifies as to whom you would like to make those decisions and gives instructions on how you would like certain health issues handled such as prolonging life artificially. Further, with the appropriate health care directives even if you are unable to make decisions for a short period of time you can express your desires for your health care needs.
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