What Is A Living Will That Bombay HC Judge Signed On His Retirement Day?

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Justice Bharat Deshpande of the Bombay High Court at Goa signed his living will or advanced medical care directive on the day of his retirement.

A living will is a legal document specifying the desired medical care one wishes to have if he or she loses the ability to communicate.

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Talking to PTI, the Indian Medical Association's Goa unit chief, Dr. Sandesh Chodankar, said, “Justice Deshpande signed the document on Friday on the last day of his service as a judge. The living will helps a person opt for dignity in the final moments of life.”

His move will help others to come forward and sign such a document, he said.

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