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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (7785)7/25/2009 9:28:34 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 42652
 
You don't sign away any rights to receive anything when you sign an advanced directive. The advanced directive only comes into effect if you are incapacitated and unable to communicate.

It is wise to also appoint an attorney for personal care and give him or her a copy of the directive. That person is then able to instruct care givers on your behalf. Sometimes, in an emergency patients receive treatment that they may not have wanted.




To: Brumar89 who wrote (7785)7/26/2009 8:41:22 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42652
 
You're talking about a directive made when one is already in the process of dying.

Of course.

You said "NO ONE should EVER sign an advance care plan ordering no antibiotics or nutrition or hydration therapy or transfer to a hospital."

You didn't say "NO ONE in reasonably good health." I pointed out that people who have been given a death sentence (aka not in reasonably good health) would be well advised to sign one.


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