What are hospital decisions for a spouse?

This entry describes hospital decisions as the question of who speaks when one spouse cannot, about treatment, visitors, and what is told to children or parents. It notes that being married is not always the same as having already agreed who that voice is, and that the other spouse still has to live with the choice that was made.

What this entry does not do

It is not medical or legal advice, and it does not replace the entry on illness in a marriage.