At 73, I Married My Dying High School Sweetheart as His Final Wish—After the Funeral, His Lawyer Knocked on My Door and Said, “You Walked Right Into His Trap”
Human autonomy includes choices other people think are unwise.
That is difficult for caregivers.
Nurses know it.
Patients refuse treatment.
Return to unsafe partners.
Spend money in ways families hate.
Eat food physicians told them not to eat.
Capacity does not mean good judgment by somebody else’s standard.