title: Living wills in English law.
abstract: There is considerable debate surrounding the provision of life-sustaining treatment to those unable themselves to give consent. This article examines the issues involved from a legal perspective, and discusses two proposed solutions: the 'advance directive' and the 'health care proxy'. It is concluded that a legislative framework should be set up in order to give advance directives a legal status.
authors.affiliation: School of Law and Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, King's College, The Strand, London, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D037841:Pregnant People; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence