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January 6, 2023
Advance Directives – Decisions for When You Can’t Make Any
Advance directives generally refer to specific guidelines concerning future medical treatments if a person loses the ability to decide for themselves. Thus, they are legal documents that extend a person's control over health care decisions if the person becomes incapacitated. They are called advance directives because they communicate preferences before…