Press Release - Living Will - New York State Bar Association

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17,000 VISITORS DOWNLOAD FREE LIVING WILLS & HEALTH CARE PROXY FORMS ON NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION WEB SITE

Information on Living Wills and Health Care Proxies Available Free at www.nysba.org

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March 24, 2005

ALBANY – In two days, more than 17,000 visitors have downloaded free forms and information about living wills and health care proxies on the New York State Bar Association’s Web site. This information was made available as a public service by the Association as the Terri Schiavo case sparks intense public interest in these issues.
 State Bar President Kenneth G. Standard of Chappaqua (Epstein, Becker & Green, PC) said, “Lawyers have long advocated the use of living wills and health care proxies so that people can have some measure of control over decisions that are made regarding their health – and indeed, life and death. This is a difficult topic for most people to deal with and many people put it off. However, as the Schiavo case demonstrates, it is very important – whatever your age – to do everything possible to make your wishes clear in advance. We are pleased to be able to respond to this increased public interest by providing information and access to the necessary forms online.”
Forms for New York Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, and a brochure describing the background and the purpose of these two documents, can be downloaded, free of charge, at www.nysba.org then then click on the first item listed under NYSBA News, Notes and Notices.
Once filled out, signed and witnessed, a Living Will, together with a Health Care Proxy, becomes a legally binding document that gives your family and health care providers your instructions concerning how to proceed with your medical treatment. You may change, update or revoke your Living Will at any time.
 “This marks the 11th consecutive year the Association will conduct these programs for the public to review advance directives so that individuals make certain they will maintain control of their own healthcare. It is an important step toward ensuring that healthcare wishes will be carried out as planned,” he said.
The New York State Bar Association, with more than 71,000 members, is the official statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation.

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