Popular Government

This two-part article addresses public comment at regular meetings of local government bodies in North Carolina. Part two is available here.

All people have a powerful interest in retaining control over decisions about their own health care and medical treatment. Some of the important and difficult health care decisions they face concern their preferences for the treatment they want-or don’t want-when they cannot speak for themselves. This is Part Two of an article intended to provide basic information that individuals, families, health care providers, and policy makers in North Carolina can use to improve popular and professional understanding and implementation of advance directives for medical decision making.

Part one is available here.