Anita has recently learned that she suffers from a progressive neurological disease that will, in time, rob her of her ability to make decisions for herself. She and her husband go to an attorney, and ask for a document that assigns the husband as the person who will act as her agent for medical decisions when she is no longer able to do so for herself. The document they are requesting is called a ________
A) living will
B) Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
C) durable power of attorney for health care
D) state enforced active euthanasia contract (SEAEC)

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The document they are requesting is a durable power of attorney for health care, which assigns someone to make medical decisions on behalf of an individual who is no longer able to do so for themselves. A living will is a document that outlines an individual's wishes for medical treatment in end-of-life situations, and a DNR order is a medical order that instructs healthcare providers not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest. A state enforced active euthanasia contract (SEAEC) is not a real legal document.

Anita Has Recently Learned That She Suffers from a Progressive