[Advance directives, the delicate use of its freedom].
Advance directives are clearly formulated in the Leonetti law of 2005. They specify a person's choices about their health care if they are unable to express their wishes.They set out the patient's end-of-life decisions with regard to limiting or stopping treatment. Valid for 3 years and renewable, they can be modified or revoked at any time.
Equipe mobile de soins palliatifs, hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France. anne.abel@apr.aphp.fr
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D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care