Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Testamento ético
Ethical will (EH-thih-kul …)
A final personal message or document in which a person shares his or her thoughts, values, memories, life lessons, advice, and hopes for the future. The person may also ask for forgiveness and forgive others. An ethical will is not a legal document.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.