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What is an Advance Directive/Living Will?This document is, in general terms, a statement of your desires that the process of dying not be artificially prolonged if you are terminally ill. Although such a document is not legally binding in Massachusetts, it does provide the health care agent with some guidance as to what your feelings are about these sensitive matters. The advance directive sometimes names a spokesperson to speak for you, who is often the same person who is named as health care agent on the health care proxy.
The advance directive is often valuable evidence of your end-of-life wishes, particularly in the event of a dispute within the family.
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