Sentence examples for medical directive from inspiring English sources

On the medical side, a properly drafted document often called an advance medical directive will help guide doctors in carrying out your medical directions.

Dude wouldn't allow me to read the medical directive.

These decisions are most often made without the benefit of a clear, written advance medical directive.

After two weeks, however, we recognized that we had to carry out her wishes by following her advance medical directive.

"Most surveys say only 25percentt of Americans have a living will or advance medical directive," Dr. Byock said.

"Here is your medical directive," said the hush-toned woman on the other side of the table.

I also broached the topic of medical directives with my executors.

This is also true of what Ms. Hanks calls the "not dead yet" documents: medical directives and powers of attorney.

And afterward, a bunch of people set up health care proxies and medical directives to express their wishes if they have to go on life support.

If people have enough money, they can (and will, unless they have well-expressed medical directives) buy themselves prolonged and excruciating deaths.

While preparing advance medical directives and choosing hospice and palliative care over aggressive treatment have become mainstream options, physician-assisted dying remains taboo for many people.