A living will is a document which allows you to retain control over whether
your life will be prolonged by certain medical procedures if you are diagnosed
as being terminal and incurable or in a persistent vegetative state (i.e., a
sustained complete loss of self-awareness). It is a simple declaration of the
desire for a natural death. A living will allows you to authorize the
withholding of extraordinary means of medical treatment (for example,
respirator care) and, at your option, also may authorize the withholding or
discontinuance of artificial nutrition or hydration. You may make different
choices as to the level of care to be withheld or discontinued depending upon
whether your medical condition is terminal and incurable or you are in a
persistent vegetative state.
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