With Medical Decisions, ‘Capacity’ Is the Key
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“As long as you are able to make medical decisions, you get to make your own.” We often tell clients that when we are discussing creating a medical health care power of attorney. In the document, a “principal” names an “agent” to make decisions for the principal if/when he or she no longer can. The […]
What Have We Learned From The Tragedy of Terri Schiavo?
APRIL 4, 2005 VOLUME 12, NUMBER 40 By most reports Terri Schiavo was a shy and quiet woman, and she might well have been distressed if she had anticipated that the process of her dying would become such a public spectacle. Much has been written about her, her family, her wishes, her condition, and the […]