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@Brianna17

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Health-care proxies __________.
 
  A) are not recognized in the United States
  B) cannot make medical decisions for patients in persistent vegetative states
  C) are an important means of covering children and adolescents
  D) are expensive and, therefore, only available to higher-SES patients

Question 2

Warner signed a document stating, I hereby appoint my brother, Thaddeus, as my attorney-in-fact to act for me and in my name to make any and all decisions for me concerning my personal care, medical treatment, and hospitalization. This document is __________.
 
  A) subject to probate
  B) a living will
  C) not recognized in the United States
  D) a durable power of attorney for health care



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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