MSU Extension: MSU Releases Updated MontGuide on Living Wills

Many Montanans want to make sure their medical wishes are honored if they ever face a terminal condition. A newly revised MontGuide from Montana State University Extension explains how they can do exactly that. The publication, Living Wills (Declarations in Montana), describes how the Montana Rights of the Terminally Ill Act gives every adult the ability to decide whether lifesustaining treatment should be withheld or withdrawn if they have an incurable and irreversible condition that will lead to death in a relatively short time.

Under Montana law, a living will is formally called a declarati...