Cal. PROB § 4655
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 4655, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) This division does not create a presumption concerning the intention of a patient who has not made or who has revoked an advance health care directive.
(b) In making health care decisions under this division, a patient’s attempted suicide shall not be construed to indicate a desire of the patient that health care be restricted or inhibited.
(b) In making health care decisions under this division, a patient’s attempted suicide shall not be construed to indicate a desire of the patient that health care be restricted or inhibited.
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