Below are some resources about advance directives. If you know of a resource that would be useful to place on this page, please see the bottom of the page to contact us about it.

NOTE: Related resources can be found at Chaplain tools: Palliative care and hospice.

• Advance directives by US state: Caring Connections provides free advance directives and instructions for each state.


• Advance directives by US state (and related resources) provided by New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)


• Advance Directives: A Guide To Help You Express Your Health Care Wishes (pdf brochure) from the Catholic Health Association.


• Caring Conversations® end-of-life care workbook from the Center for Practical Bioethics.


• Article by Daniel Sulmasy: "The Last Word: The Catholic case for advance directives." America November 29, 2010: Vol. 203 No.16 (Web).


• Five Wishes is a popular living will available through the Aging with Dignity website.

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