In Order for Courts to Determine That an Incompetent Person

question 5

Multiple Choice

In order for courts to determine that an incompetent person desired to decline extraordinary medical care, that desire would be best served if the patient ___________.

• A) failed to appoint a surrogate decision-maker
• B) executed a living will
• C) signed a do not resuscitate order while unconscious
• D) allowed the physician to make the decision

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