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Running Head: ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES Advance Care Plans for End of Life Decisions Name Institution 1 ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES 2 Our Pregnant Daughter Dint Want this The advance care plans (ACP) are aimed at ensuring that the will of the patient are fulfilled in case of circumstances that may limit their ability to state their wishes (Lund, Richardson & May 2015). Such instances are legally defined based on loss of mental capacity after an unexpected event, and the ACP allows the patient to acknowledge the prospect of death and also negotiate their preferences about their treatment preferences with the family and doctor. This includes the clinical activities or actions that will follow in case they lose capacity (Lund, Richardson & May 2015). The decision making for advanced care plans for the end of life care has raised concerns in the international community due to the underlying ethical issues that are presented. Action for Janet and her Parents In my view, Janet’s parents need to seek legal counsel immediately given that the law prevents Janet from the withdrawal of treatment because she is pregnant. The law covers such case which means that continuing with palliative care would mean breaking the law and needs have to be redone. Janet did not consider the issue of pregnancy since she did not think a life-threatening event this would happen so fast and this means that the decision lies on the secondary surrogate, the parents and of course the doctors who have to ens ...
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