How does a living will differ from a durable power of attorney as a health care document?

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Select ONLY ONE question listed below to write an essay for this week’s discussion forum.

1. Should terminally ill individuals have the right to ask for “physician-assisted suicide”? Explain your answer. To meet your participation requirements for Week 8, please respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

2. How does a living will differ from a durable power of attorney as a health care document? Why are these advance health care directives becoming increasingly popular?

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Initial Response: Initial responses should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references. Please be aware that just “cutting and pasting” sections of articles (in lieu of writing an original initial post) is not acceptable and will negatively impact your grade.