Legislating Advanced Directives for the Terminally Ill: The Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney

Jacobs, Lynn; Martyn, Susan

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Legislating Advanced Directives for the Terminally Ill: The Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney

University of Toledo - College of Law

1984

Neb. L. Rev., Vol. 63, pp. 776-809, 1984

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The exploding technological advancements and increased costs in medicine make legislative enactment of advance directive statutes imperative. Some legislation runs the risk of too tightly constraining individual moral judgment. Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney legislation together could create a synergistic effect that neither can achieve alone.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 32

Keywords: Living Will, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Advance Directive, Quinlan, Constitutional Rights, President's Commission

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Date posted: July 11, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Jacobs, Lynn B. and Martyn, Susan R., Legislating Advanced Directives for the Terminally Ill: The Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney (1984). Neb. L. Rev., Vol. 63, pp. 776-809, 1984. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1158037

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Lynn B. Jacobs affiliation not provided to SSRN
Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author) University of Toledo - College of Law ( email ) 2801 W. Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 United States 419 530-4212 (Phone) 419 530-2821 (Fax)

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Legislating Advanced Directives for the Terminally Ill: The Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney

Lynn B. Jacobs

Susan R. Martyn

Date posted: July 11, 2008 ; Last revised: May 11, 2012

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Lynn B. Jacobs

Susan R. Martyn (Contact Author)