Living Will Flaws

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|Course Project |

|Flaws in Advance Directives, Living Wills, and Power of Attorney |

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|Cindy Martinez |

|Health Rights and Responsibilities |

|Professor Joni Novosel |

|HS 542 |

|December 15, 2010 |

Introduction

A Living Will is a form of an advance directive that is a “legal document that describes those treatments an individual wishes or does not wish to receive should he or she becomes incapacitated and unable to make medical decisions” (Pazgar, 2007, p. 378). Normally in a Living Will an individual would also indicate another individual as his or her power of attorney in the legal document; however, it is not necessary for a living will to be created with a power of attorney or a power of attorney to be created with a living will though it is highly recommended to do so. This is due to the fact that each has its flaws and each could compensate for one...