Should I have a living Will?
I have terminal cancer, and I am concerned about my health care if I become unable to communicate my wishes in the future. I want my personal health care wishes followed, even when I cannot express them clearly myself. I have heard about living wills. Is this what I should have to make sure that my health care wishes are followed?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
What is a Health Care Directive?
If I become sick or incapacitated, how can I ensure that my wishes about medical procedures and measures are followed?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
Seniors' Legal Rights
(Separate Website)
This is a comprehensive guide especially for seniors. It contains advice about fraud aimed at seniors, estate planning, wills and many other topics. To see this booklet in HTML, click here.
By: Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Planning Ahead: Who will make decisions for you?
(Separate Website)
Information on planning ahead for incapacity.
By: Minnesota Board on Aging
Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
(Separate Website)
Good advance planning for health care decisions is, in reality, a continuing conversation - about values, priorities, the meaning of one's life, and quality of life. To help you in this process, this tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources. There are 10 tools in all, each clearly labeled and user-friendly. The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive for you. Instead, it helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness.
By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
Health and Financial Decisions
(Separate Website)
Legal tools for preserving your personal autonomy.
By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
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Health Care Directives for the Transgendered Community
(Separate Website)
By: Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
Myths and Facts About Health Care Advance Directives
(Separate Website)
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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