living will

English

Noun

living will (plural living wills)

(law) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.
Synonym: advance directive

Translations

document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances

Finnish: hoitotahto
German: Patientenverfügung (de)
Hebrew: הוראות רפואיות מקדימות‎
Italian: dichiarazione anticipata di trattamento

Japanese: リビング・ウィル (ribingu wiru)
Portuguese: testamento vital m
Spanish: testamento vital

See also

DNR

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