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Living Wills
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Definition
: Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
See Also
Right to Die
Other names
Wills, Living; Will, Living; Living Will