title: A call for new perspectives for living wills (you might like it here).
abstract: This Article cautions practitioners to be careful when advising clients about living wills in advance of disease or illness because changed circumstances and future medical advances may render medical directive decisions no longer desirable. The Article opens by providing a general history of medical advances then analyzes the decision to terminate life support. Finally, the Article discusses the lawyer's role in the decision-making process.
authors.affiliation: Kruse & Lynch, P.C., Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Clifton B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D033241:Lawyers; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000523:psychology; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States