The issues beyond right-to-die

Advance directives for health care don’t always authorize doctors to “pull the plug”–they can also be written to direct preservation of life at all (well, almost all) costs.  Commentary by Mary Beth McCauley. 

Additional resources:

• NELN Bibliography:  Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
• American Bar Association’s Consumer Toolkit on Health Care Advance Planning
• State Statutes on Advance Directives for Health Care–from the National Elder Law Network