Friday, February 27, 2009

Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond

Information about advance directives and other end-of-life issues are available in Ms. Brody's new book (Random House 2009).

The NYT references new laws in NY, CA, NC, OR and WA. NY's Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Form, for example, lets people indicate whether they would want intravenous fluids, medications like antibiotics, a feeding tube, a breathing tube or other interventions, and wether they want to go to a hospital. The form is signed by a physician and considered a medical order.


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