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Here is some sample content from Patient Information on Advance Directives:

	PATIENT INFORMATION ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES Patient Name: Date Received: Who Decides About My Treatment? Your physicians will give you information and advice about treatment. You have the right to choose. You can say Yes to treatments you want. You can say No to any treatment you don't want. How Do I Know What I Want? Your physician must tell you about your medical condition and about what different treatments can do for you. Many treatments have side effects. Your physician must offer you information about serious problems that medical treatment is likely to cause you. Often, more...
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	...helpful if you say in advance what you want to happen, if you can't speak for yourself. There are several kinds of advance directives that you can use to say WHAT you want and WHO you want to speak for you. What Is An Advance Directive? An Advance Directive is a written or verbal statement that is made and witnessed in advance of serious illness or injury about how you want medical decisions made. Two forms of Advance Directives are: Living Will, and Healthcare Surrogate Designation. ...