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A legally enforceable declaration can be executed only 14 days or more after a person is diagnosed as having a terminal illness, defined as one that will cause the patient's death "imminently," whether or not life-sustaining procedures are continued. ...even though this statute was inspired by her story, it would not have helped Quinlan, because she was not terminally ill.
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