Living Wills

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
advance directive
gptkbp:alternativeName advance healthcare directive
directive to physicians
medical directive
gptkbp:appliesTo individual is incapacitated
gptkbp:createdBy individuals
gptkbp:doesNotApplyWhen individual is competent
gptkbp:enables patients to accept life-sustaining treatment
patients to refuse life-sustaining treatment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Living Wills
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970s
gptkbp:legalStatus varies by jurisdiction
gptkbp:mayInclude artificial nutrition and hydration preferences
organ donation preferences
pain management preferences
gptkbp:promotion right-to-die organizations
gptkbp:purpose specify medical treatment preferences
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:state_order
country law
gptkbp:relatedTo do not resuscitate order
power of attorney for healthcare
gptkbp:repealedBy the creator
gptkbp:requires witnesses
signature
gptkbp:usedIn healthcare
end-of-life care
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dodd–Frank_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4