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Substitute, Surrogate or Proxy Decision Making is the ethics and process of making decisions for those who are unable to make decisions for themselves through mental incapacity. These decisionsare made by a surrogate decision-maker. The incapacity might be due to illness, young age or Intellectual Disability. However this article deals with incapacity due to illness whether temporary or permanent. Commonly decisions are being made in hospitals or nursing homes about patients with Alzheimer's disease,severe stroke,vegetative states and acute confusion or unconsciousness due to any cause.