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OftenBen  ·  3804 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who is allowed at a death watch?

I agree. But there's no real objective way to decide which 11 year olds can take that kind of thing, or at least have the emotional capacity to grieve in a healthy manner.





kleinbl00  ·  3804 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Should there be? It seems to me that if you're competent to execute a living will, you're competent to make those sorts of decisions. Whether or not you think an 11 year old should be in the room, it comes down to that 11 year old's guardian.