Does anyone know for sure how long 'living wills' have been around? I am not certain but it seems that a living will is something that might not have been too common 15 years ago. Makes me wonder what other document will be 'required' 15 years from now? We could do all the docs we want but there may end up being a definitive document that the courts rely on at that time,,,one that isn't even known to us yet. Maybe this is what happened to Terri? I am wondering if anyone knows the timeline on the use of living wills.
The link in my post #9 conatins some history about living wills; mainly, it started with the pro-euthanasia groups.