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I have cancer with only a few months to live. Can I give written instructions about what treatment I want towards the end?

Yes, The Terminally Ill Patients’ Act of 2005 allows a person to leave very specific advance medical instructions by stating which procedures he wishes to have or to avoid from a long, and very detailed list, which he is supposed to be guided through by a doctor or nurse. You have freedom of choice only up to a certain point as the act forbids mercy killing, assisted suicide and the cessation of ongoing medical treatment, except in certain situations.