Planning for Uncertainty: Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for You and Your Family - Couverture souple

Doukas, David John John

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ISBN 10 : 0801886082 ISBN 13 : 9780801886089

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

Synopsis

It won’t happen to me.

I’m too busy to worry about a living will.

My family will know what to do.

No one wants to plan for death or incapacitating illness. But, as the emotional legal battle in the Terri Schiavo case made all too clear, people of all ages need to document and communicate clear decisions about the final details of their lives while they are healthy and have time to fully consider their own values and preferences.

Here, Drs. David Doukas and William Reichel help individuals make decisions and communicate their wishes to health care providers and family members and other loved ones.

Drs. Doukas and Reichel use a question-and-answer format to guide readers through the process—emphasizing the crucial connection between values and treatment preferences. They explain advance directives and the health care decision-making process, including the values history, family covenants, proxies, and proxy negation. The appendix includes resources and Web links for learning about advance directive requirements and obtaining legal forms in all fifty states.

This practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Reichel, M.D., is an affiliated scholar at the Center for Clinical Bioethics at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801886082
• ISBN 13: 9780801886089
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 166
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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