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Introduction:
Advance Care Derivative (ACD) is a binding document which states an individual’s wishes about the course of medication, either it consists of long life treatments or just letting the person die in peace. The person chooses a health care provider who will act as a proxy and will take decision on behalf of the patient (Robinson, White & Segal, 2019). There are two key kinds of this agreement:
Source: (Mizzi, 2017).
In many countries advance care planning also includes Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST), it is a document for those who have already been diagnosed with a severe disease. This agreement is filled out by the doctor based on the previous directives and the patient will get the treatment they prefer. This document is with the patient and is prominently placed beside the patient where it can be seen by the health care team in case of an emergency (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2018).
This debate will consist of two arguments in the section 2 of the debate that is the main body, the arguments will be then analyzed in section 3 of this debate that is the analysis of the established arguments and lastly in the conclusion the summary of the debate would be explained.
Arguments:
In Favour of ACD:
There are numerous reasons that why ACD should be followed in every country if possible. The Australian government has introduced a policy regarding ACD; Advance Planning for Quality Care at the End of life: Action Plan 2013-2018, that has a goal to spread awareness about ACD and to make it easy for those who wants to follow it. This approach has six guidelines:
Source: (Roth, 2014).
The patients who wishes to have ACD agreement either are the ones who have already seen someone close suffering from an illness, is in excruciating and just want to die or just want to safeguard themselves in the near future so that their wishes should be respected and they are not a burden on anyone.
In Against:
There are many ways why people are against ACD, the reasons might be religious or they want to do everything possible which can save a person’s life. Many individuals choose to have ACD agreement but they don’t know that they might not need in the near future or the guidelines which are stated in the agreement might not be applicable in the situation.
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