With Medical Decisions, ‘Capacity’ Is the Key
“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 […]