For many people, Terri Schiavo was the face of an emotional struggle over the right to live and the right to die. It sparked a heated global debate and inspired even the most apolitical citizens to take a stand.
Last Will and Testament and Living Will
The point in the controversy over the Florida Woman who lay comatose while her husband struggled to withdraw and her parents struggled to continue life support is all too common and all to avoidable. It’s a struggle that doesn’t have to happen.
In a Living Will you can give information about what kind of decisions you wnt to be made in various situations and you can state whether you would want to have life support terminated, withheld, or withdrawn if you get into a terminal stage of a terminal illnes, an irreversable coma, or a progressive condition in which the burdens of treatment are greater than the potential benefits.
And in a health care proxy which can be included in a Living Will you can designate someone to make health care decisions for you if you can’t make or communicate your own decisions.
In short, creating an advance directive for health care is about caring for...
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