Terri Schiavo caused me to get a new living will, for I would never want what has happened to Terri to happen to me.
Terri's so called "husband" abandoned her for another money, and has even fathered children, and he wants Terri dead, and look how far the law has allowed this mercenary to go.
Our laws are NOT protecting people!
I do not deny anyone's right to have a living will if they so chose, but please be advised that even a living will is not a panacea for what you think you want right now. Be very careful to look at the language of the document carefully and find out what each term means legally and medically. You may be disappointed with what you discover. Then again, it may suit you just fine. I'm just saying that it IS a legal document, so it may be enforced in ways that you haven't thought of right now.
The living will is not the only thing wrong with Terri's situation. Funny thing is that if they succeed in pulling her tube another time, and eventually she dies from her lack of food and water, we may have legally provided for another way for a person to not need a living will at all. Precedent will be set for allowing hearsay testimony about your desires, whether you said them or not, or whether you wanted it or not.
This ruling is the next step on the slippery slope towards legalizing euthanasia outright.
"Terri's so called "husband" abandoned her for another money"
It works either way "woman" or "another money". The another money though WAS TERRI'S TO BEGIN WITH.