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Take control over the end of your life: what you need to know about advance care directives

  • Written by Nola Ries, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
imageHaving an advance care directive ensures your values and wishes are known, even beyond a time when you can no longer speak for yourself.from shutterstock.com

Many agree on the factors contributing to a good death. People want to be treated with dignity, have relief from pain and, as much as possible, to control what happens to them.

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