I, __________(1)_____________, of
___________(2)____________, being of sound mind, do hereby willfully and
voluntarily make known my desire that my life not be prolonged under any
of the following conditions, and do hereby further declare:
1. If I should, at any time, have an incurable
condition caused by any disease or illness, or by any accident or
injury, and be determined by any two or more physicians to be in a
terminal
condition whereby the use of "heroic
measures" or the application of life-sustaining procedures would
only serve to delay the moment of my death, and where my attending
physician has determined that my death is imminent whether or not such
"heroic measures" or life-sustaining measures are employed, I
direct that such measures and procedures be withheld or withdrawn and
that I be permitted to die naturally.
2. In the event of my inability to give directions
regarding the application of life-sustaining procedures or the use of
"heroic measures", it is my intention that this directive
shall be honored by my family and physicians as my final expression of
my right to refuse medical and surgical treatment, and my acceptance of
the consequences of such refusal.
3. If I have been diagnosed as pregnant and such
diagnosis is known to my physicians, this directive shall have no force
or effect during the course of my pregnancy.
4. I am mentally, emotionally and legally
competent to make this directive and I fully understand its import.
5. I reserve the right to revoke this directive at
any time.
6. This directive shall remain in force until
revoked.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and
seal this _
(3)_ day of _______(4)_______, 19_(5)_.
______________(6)______________
Declaration of Witnesses
The declarant is personally known to me and I
believe her to be of sound mind and emotionally and legally competent to
make the herein contained Directive to Physicians. I am not related to
the declarant by blood or marriage, nor would I be entitled to any
portion of the declarant's estate upon her decease, nor am I an
attending physician of the declarant, nor an employee of the attending
physician, nor an employee of a health care facility in which the
declarant is a patient, nor a patient in a health care facility in which
the declarant is a patient, nor am I a person who has any claim against
any portion of the estate of the declarant upon her death.
____________(7)_________________
_____________(8)_______________
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_____________(10)______________
___________(11)_________________
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NOTICE
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provide an outline that you can follow when formulating business or
personal plans. Due to the variances of many local, city, county and
state laws, we recommend that you seek professional legal counseling before
entering into any contract or agreement.