Can Anyone Give Me An Example Of A Living Will
Q: Can anyone give me an Example Of A Living Will?
A: In light of recent events, it should be apparent to all that a living will is a must. Following is a copy of one that was forwarded to me that is a testament to the political craziness that permeates our times. I,_____________________________________ (fill in the blank), being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of peckerwood politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it. If a reasonable amount of time passes and I don't sit up and ask for a cold beer, it should be presumed that I won't ever get better. When such a determination is reached, I hereby instruct my spouse, children and attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes and call it a day. Under no circumstances shall the members of the Legislature enact a special law to keep me on life-support machinery. It is my wish that those boneheads mind their own damn business and pay attention instead to the health, education and future of the millions of Americans who aren't in a permanent coma. Under no circumstances shall any politicians butt into my case. I don't care how many fundamentalist votes they're trying to scrounge for their run for the presidency in 2008. It is my wish that they play politics with someone else's life and leave me to die in peace. I couldn't care less if a hundred