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Meanings of personal directive in English

Portuguese
testamento vital
Spanish
voluntades anticipadas
Catalan
voluntats anticipades
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Legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.

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Examples for "advance health care directive"
Examples for "advance health care directive"
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Eight states' advance directive documents asked for the woman's pregnancy-specific care preferences.
Reuters
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To make an advance directive you need to think about dying.
The Guardian
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They also scrutinized advance directive documents from each state.
Reuters
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A conversation that was reinforced on paper in a handwritten, signed advance directive. He glances at me.
Lone Wolf
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But "significantly lower" stress levels were seen in cases where an advance directive was in place.
Reuters
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If you have a look at The Dignity in Dying website you will find a link that enables you to purchase an advance decision form.
The Guardian
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Especially if clinical leaders, who already support advance decisions and statements, encourage the public to sign up.
The Guardian
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But it's clear that advance decisions allow us to exert a great deal of control over the last chapter of our lives.
The Guardian