Health-Care Proxies

question 10

Multiple Choice

Health-care proxies

• A) can sometimes be appointed when a patient fails to provide an advance medical directive while competent.
• B) cannot make medical decisions for patients in persistent vegetative states.
• C) are appointed under living wills.
• D) are permitted in all U.S. states and Canada.

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Definitions:

Consent

Consent is the agreement or permission given by an individual, freely and competently, for something to happen or for engaging in a specific activity.

Abigail Alliance

An organization advocating for wider access to experimental drugs for terminally ill patients before the completion of formal FDA approval processes.

Investigational Drugs

Medications under research but not yet approved by regulatory bodies for public use.