Tool #2 PDF: Are Some Conditions Worse than Death?

Source:

American Bar Association: Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning

Synopsis:

This worksheet helps you to think about situations in which you would not want medical treatments intended to keep you alive. These days, many treatments can keep people alive even if there is no chance that the treatment will reverse or improve their condition. Ask yourself what you would want in the situations described below (open PDF file) if the treatment would not reverse or improve your condition.

Vol/Page/Date:

© 2005 American Bar Association: second edition

Resource Type:

Webpage

Organization

Author/Source:

ABA Commission of Law and Aging