Why do I need both documents - HCPOA and Living Will? - Advance Medical Directive
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To better understand the issues relating to your legal situation or problem, our legal information and other law related facts may be of interest to you
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One document generally does not substitute the other. In a Health Care Power of Attorney (or Health Care Proxy) you designate a trusted person to make vital health-related decisions on your behalf, while in a Living Will you are expressing your wishes of preferable methods of treatment and communicating them directly to the world.
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