Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The term “wrongful living” occurs when the patient, through what is proper and competent medical care, is kept alive interfering with a person’s legal right to die.
2. According to the Pew Research Center, living wills are on the rise since 1990.
3. The Pew Research Center found that 90% of Americans approve of laws letting terminally ill patients make the decisions about whether to be kept alive through medical treatment.
4. Advance directives are witnessed written documents or oral statements containing instructions concerning a person’s health.
5. Each jurisdiction has its own specific requirements regarding living wills.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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