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- STATUTORY DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS IN CONFORMANCE WITH
- WASHINGTON R.CW. 70.122.030
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- DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS
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- Directive made this __________ day of ________________
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- 19________. I, ______________, being of sound mind, willfully and
- voluntarily make known my desires that my dying shall not be
- artificially prolonged under the circumstances set forth below,
- and do hereby declare that:
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- (a) If at any time I should have an incurable injury,
- disease, or illness certified to be a terminal condition by
- two physicians, and where the application of life-sustaining
- procedures would serve only to artificially prolong the moment
- of my death and where my physician determines that my death is
- imminent whether or not life-sustaining procedures are
- utilized, I direct that such procedures be withheld or withdrawn,
- and that I be permitted to die naturally.
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- (b) In the absence of my ability to give directions
- regarding the use of such life-sustaining procedures, it is
- my intention that this directive shall be honored by my
- family and physician(s) as the final expression of my legal right
- to refuse medical or surgical treatment and I accept the
- consequences from such refusal.
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- (c) If I have been diagnosed as pregnant and that
- diagnosis is known to my physician, this directive shall have no
- force or effect during the course of my pregnancy.
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- (d) I understand the full import of this declaration and I
- am emotionally and mentally competent to make this directive.
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- ________________________________________
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- City of residence: ___________________________________________
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- County of residence: _________________________________________
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- State of residence: __________________________________________
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- Date: _____________________________
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- The declarer has been personally known to me and I believe
- him or her to be of sound mind.
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- Witness __________________________________________
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- Witness __________________________________________
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- Date: ______________________________
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