title: A case for advance directives.
authors.affiliation: Wisconsin Medical Society, 330 E Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D008923:Missouri; D009515:New Jersey; D012297:Right to Die / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States; D014922:Wisconsin; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence