Which document outlines the medical care a person wants or does not want when they cannot decide for themselves?

• A. Living Will
• B. Neglect
• C. Negligence
• D. Misappropriation of Property

Answer: (A)

A living will is a written plan that records what medical treatments you want or don’t want when you’re unable to speak for yourself. It specifies preferences about life-sustaining measures (such as resuscitation, ventilators, feeding tubes) and the level of comfort care you want, guiding doctors and family to honor your wishes when decision-making capacity is lost. The other terms describe harms or wrongdoing in care settings, not documents about future medical choices, so they don’t fit as instruments that outline your medical preferences. If there’s no living will, decisions may be made by a health care proxy or by state laws.