An 80-year-old client has a living will stating she does not want artificial nutrition. She later suffers a stroke, is incapacitated, and cannot communicate. Her appointed healthcare agent, her son, believes his mother would have wanted nutrition in this specific temporary situation to aid recovery. In this conflict, whose decision typically holds legal precedence?
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A
The living will's static directive must be followed exactly as written.
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B
The hospital's ethics committee must make the final determination.
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C
The healthcare agent's interpretation of the client's wishes in the current situation.
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D
The attending physician's medical judgment, regardless of the advance directives.