Explanation:
Living Will
There are basically two ways to provide for proper decision-making should you become incapacitated. A living will is very similar to an advance healthcare directive, and is used to make known what your life-prolonging medical treatments should be and for how long they should last. Living wills dictate the following:
Whether or not a person wants to be resuscitated
Whether or not a person wants to be kept on life support
Whether or not a person wants to die naturally
Medical Power of Attorney
A medical power of attorney differs from a living will in that it appoints an individual to act as an agent for the principal and make decisions for them should they become incapacitated. As long as the principal remains conscious, their medical decisions remain theirs to make.
As soon as the principal becomes incapacitated, the agent takes over the decision-making process for the principal, usually making decisions that are agreed upon prior to the incapacitation of the principal. This is advantageous because it leaves a trusted person in charge of your medical decisions should you be unable to do so, and that process doesn’t require you to be on your death bed for it to take effect. Advanced care directive decisions can also be left with your attorney-in-fact to decide should you slip into a hopeless medical condition.
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