Words and "Living Wills"

I have been warning people about 'Living Wills' for a long time. So have many others in and out of the health care field. To simply sign one without really knowing what you are signing can be, and is, dangerous.

Here is an article that puts in into clear language. The article mentions "good alternatives. National Right to Life, the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force and other groups have legal documents that presume the patient wants to live and prefers lifesaving medical treatment."

The "Will to Live" from the National Right to Life organization can be found here, with more specifics involving your State found here.

International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force is a site that EVERYONE should read and educate themselves about this topic! This page has information that is essential, and the best 'warning' of what is going on with terminology, etc can be found here. It is worth taking time to read "Words, Words, Words".

Oh, and the latest words to be cautious of which really needs to be investigated is "Terminal Sedation". The article here needs to be read in full, not just the first few paragraphs.

That article begins with a quote that is very telling:

"If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."
George Orwell