Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Living Wills

Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Living Will
  • Will, Living
  • Wills, Living

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

91; was see RIGHT TO DIE 1987-90; was see WILLS 1977-86

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Previous Indexing

  • Right to Die (1987-1990)
  • Wills (1977-1986)

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  1. I01w.880w.604.583w.020w.500
  2. I01w.880w.604.583w.927w.500
  3. N03w.706.535w.020w.500
  4. N04w.590.233.624.124w.050w.500

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NLM Classification

W 85.5

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Living Wills. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016224. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016224
  2. Living Wills. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67374899