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• The citations referencing Post-Conciliar Docuмents would be changed to reference any and all Pre-Vat II docuмents on the subject (please let me know if you know what the relevant citations should be changed to).
• The language that requests a Catholic priest should be changed to state “[…] a Catholic priest validly ordained in the traditional Latin rite of ordination by a bishop likewise validly consecrated in the traditional Latin rite preferably from the [contact info for the specific apostolate] be contacted to attend to my spiritual needs so I may receive the Last Rites of the Roman Catholic Church in the traditional Latin rite, specifically the Sacraments of Penance, Extreme Unction, Viaticuм, and supported by prayer.”
• Finally, as Nadir pointed out in the previous thread, there appears to be too much influence/discretion granted to the “attending physician”. While some argue that there is an advantage to combine a Living Will with a Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney: http://help.legalnature.com/41847-articles/living-will-vs-medical-power-of-attorney the link from the Patients Rights Council makes a strong case that the attending physician is given too much power and authority: http://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/advance-directive-protective-medical-decisions-docuмent/ therefore it might just be better stick with a Healthcare Durable Power of Attorney and do away with all of the language related to the Living Will. (That said, I am no lawyer, so I do not know—I just know that with the way “healthcare” is trending, putting too much trust or power in the hands of the so called medical professionals could be a big mistake).

This LIVING WILL shall take effect 
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(1) when my attending physician determines 
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(2)that I am incompetent which means that I lack sufficient capacity to understand the potential material benefits, risks and alternatives involved in a specific proposed health care decision; 
I am unable to make the health care decision on my behalf; or I am unable to communicate a decision about my health care.

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For the LIVING WILL to be effective, my attending physician must also verify that:
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1. I have an end-stage medical condition, that is, I have an incurable and irreversible medical condition
in an advanced state which will result in death despite the introduction or continuation of medical treatment;or
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2. I am (3)permanently unconscious, which is a total and irreversible loss of consciousness and capacity for interaction with the environment.

I very uncomfortable with this:

(1) How can we be sure that the "attending physician" is a fit person to decide on our behalf? 

(2) Will he know us well enough and better than the person appointed and sitting at the bedside observing the patient for a much longer time?

(3) What determines permanently unconscious? It's like the term "brain dead"? (Which is a fraud used to steal organs from living persons". How often do patients diagnosed as permanently unconscious come to consciousness.

It’s not the same as another type of advance directive known as a “living will.” (The living will — sometimes called a “directive” or a “declaration” — is downright dangerous. It actually gives power over your life and death to an unknown physician.)