A lession to be learned

I've tried to keep my mouth shut regarding the Terri Schiavo's case; I just haven’t really felt it was my place since I’m not a trained medical practitioner or legal expert. But since congress gets to put their two cents in I’m going speak about it too.

Caring parents, for better or worse, are eternal optimists in regards to their children. This being stated, it is unfair to assume or expect a caring parent will allow a child to die, especially in a manner that is as painful to watch as starvation.

There should have been a couple of riders on the bill pushed through last night. The first should have been a requirement for people to make their wishes known in regards to terminal conditions. A couple of check boxes on the Drivers License form or a method similar to registering for selective service would suffice for those too lazy to fill out a living will. The second rider should have been a law allowing medical practitioners to end a person’s life with a terminal condition without starving them to death.

Living wills aren’t extremely complex documents. It is no fun to think about what to do if we become sick or harmed and can no longer care for ourselves. The fact of the matter is simple, if one thing is to be learned from Terri Schavio it is that we can not afford to leave our wishes open to interpretation. Below are a couple of links to living wills that will allow you to think about how to proceed should you need to rely on it. The living wills below may not be up to the legal standards in your state, thus you should contact a trained legal professional to finalize your living will, but defiantly take the time to fill one out if you haven’t already.

http://www.lectlaw.com/forms/f115.htm
http://www.peopleslawyer.net/willform.html

Really what are you waiting for Christmas? Get a move on it already.