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Publication Type	honors thesis
School or College	College of Humanities
Department	Philosophy
Thesis Supervisor	Peter Windt
Honors Advisor/Mentor	Peter Appleby
Creator	Marcus, Jenifer Kay
Title	Living will legislation
Date	1987-06-01
Year graduated	1987
Description	Living will statutes have been a recent attempt in many states to respond to amazing technological advances in the world of medicine which have made possible the continued survival of many patients and the postponement of death. However, not all patients desire these medical advances. Competent adults can exercise their capacity for decision-making by merely not seeking, or declining, any medical treatment, including life-sustaining treatments. Unfortunately, incompetent or incapacitated patients often have to rely on decisions made by family members, friends, or health care providers. These decisions oftentimes are not decisions which the patients themselves would have made.
Type	Text
Publisher	University of Utah
Subject	Right to die -- Law and legislation -- United States -- States; Right to die -- United States
Language	eng
Rights Management	(c) Jenifer Kay Marcus
Format Medium	application/pdf
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Reference URL	https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61v9ks6

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