Introduced
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To authorize living wills in Michigan. Under current Michigan law, an individual may instead appoint a legal patient advocate to make his or her end-of-life decision known to doctors, should he or she be unable to communicate. The bill retains this provision, but also allows a person to have a written or oral advanced directive (i.e. living will) if he or she is 18 years of age or older and is of sound mind and judgment. This would direct the provision, continuation, withholding, or withdrawal of medical treatment in the event that the individual becomes unable to participate in medical treatment decisions.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
