A Woman Is Considered Incompetent and She Has Not Left

question 19

Multiple Choice

A woman is considered incompetent and she has not left an advanced directive. Her son is called upon as a surrogate to make a decision he believes his mother would make if she were still capable. This is an example of

• A) a living will
• B) the substituted judgment standard
• C) the best interests standard
• D) a good death
• E) the surrogate judgment standard

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