Living Will
Declaration made this _____ day of ________________, 2____, I, ____________________________,
willfully and voluntarily make known my desire that my dying not be artificially prolonged under the
circumstances set forth below, and I do hereby declare that, if at any time I am mentally or physically
incapacitated and
_____(initial) I have a terminal condition,
or _____(initial) I have an end-stage condition,
or _____(initial) I am in a persistent vegetative state,
and if my attending or treating physician and another consulting physician have determined that there is
no reasonable medical probability of my recovery from such condition, I direct that life-prolonging
procedures be withheld or withdrawn when the application of such procedures would serve only to
prolong artificially the process of dying, and that I be permitted to die naturally with only the
administration of medication or the performance of any medical procedure deemed necessary to provide
me with comfort care or to alleviate pain.
I do ___, I do not ___ desire that nutrition and hydration (food and water) be withheld or withdrawn when
the application of such procedures would serve only to prolong artificially the process of dying.
It is my intention that this declaration be honored by my family and physician as the final expression of
my legal right to refuse medical or surgical treatment and to accept the consequences for such refusal.
In the event I have been determined to be unable to provide express and informed consent regarding the
withholding, withdrawal, or continuation of life-prolonging procedures, I wish to designate, as my
surrogate to carry out the provisions of this declaration:
Name ________________________________________________________
Street Address _________________________________________________
City _______________________ State _____________ Phone ___________
I understand the full import of this declaration, and I am emotionally and mentally competent to make this
declaration.
Additional Instructions (optional): ______________________________________________________
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(Signed) ___________________________________________________
Witness _____________________________ Witness _____________________________
Street Address ________________________ Street Address ________________________
City _____________________ State _______ City _____________________ State _______
Phone _________________ Phone ________________
At least one witness must not be a husband or wife or a blood relative of the principal.
