living will

Noun

 * 1)  A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.

Translations

 * Dutch: levenstestament
 * Finnish: hoitotahto
 * French: testament de vie
 * German: Lebenstestament
 * Hebrew: הוראות רפואיות מקדימות
 * Irish: uacht an bheo
 * Italian:, testamento biologico
 * Japanese: リビング・ウィル
 * Portuguese: testamento vital
 * Spanish: testamento vital