living wills
- plural of living will.
Example Sentences
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Solo agers and older adults who are in a relationship but don’t have kids are much less likely than other people their age to have power-of-attorney documents, medical directives, living wills and wills or trusts.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
In 2018, India's Supreme Court allowed people to draw up living wills and thereby choose passive euthanasia, where medical treatment can be withdrawn under strict guidelines to hasten a person's death.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
So he went to court and it resulted in the Maharashtra government appointing about 400 officials across local bodies in the state to serve as custodians of living wills.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
"Those living wills are not public, but it seems to use them would take a long time and risk spreading panic in the system", she said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2023
They are in reality living wills, deprived of material bodies, always longing to act and enjoy, but quite unable to do so.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David
