"Alternative Medicine" - Natural Health Care? - Reform?
Non-commercial, purely-educational facts you need for freedom of informed CHOICE -- not merely informed CONSENT.

Note -- If you're FOR one choice and against another, just remember: It may be FOR you, but it isn't FOR everybody; so don't "make a religion of it" (or a "crusade" or an "inquisition", either) by ASSUMING we all need the same things and have the same personal values. WE DON'T! Grant everyone else the same freedom of choice you cherish.

Advance Medical Directive / Living Will / DPA

(Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
--- Including Advance Medical Directives)

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NOT LEGAL ADVICE -----

----- or even guaranteed-accurate legal information ----- just a few suggestions on what can be, has been and is being done for health care "self-defense".
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If you're serious about your health care choices you really need to put them in writing --- in a legal document. Especially considering the furor that gets stirred up every so often in some countries about "health care reform" and the inclination of some folks to critique and attempt to rescind OTHER PEOPLE'S decisions. ---What if you're unconscious and can't "take up for yourself"?

You will most certainly need to examine very carefully not only the specific LEGAL requirements of your area, but also your OWN needs, personal values, abilities, limitations, and other concerns; and adjust your declaration of choices and instructions accordingly.

The specific terms used to describe a person's health care directives vary from state to state (or province to province and country to country). Some states in the USA refer to it as a Health Care Proxy and others refer to it as a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, and still other states use a joint document containing both a "Living Will" and a health care directive.

For more specific and (hopefully) up-to-date information, see:

https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/your- rights/your-rights-to-care/

https://www.caringinfo.org/blog/advance- directive-vs-living-will/

https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance- directives/

https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/communicating/talking-with-your -inner-circle/

https://www.hhs.gov/conscience/index.html

Mayo Clinic's page --- Living wills and advance directives for medical decisions --- explains basic treatment choices and their medical terminology (in case the latter has not been your "cup-o-tea").

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The above links were current and functional early in 2025, but may be updated by the time you read this. Please drop me a note HERE if you discover that any of these links no longer function so I can hopefully find updates and readers can receive more current and reliable information.
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Of course, you'll want to keep the original in a secure and fire-proof location, and give photocopies to your advocates, primary health care provider, and appropriate family members. And be sure to carry a copy on your person with your jurisdiction's official personal I.D. (Driver's License or the like).

"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place"
--- George Bernard Shaw, 1856





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