[Dog]

Hopefully, more states will consider a bill like this. This could have prevented this whole situation with Terri Schiavo.

Why?

This will create a whole new set of problems...

[B Knotts]

Not at all. This is common sense. And this isn't about moralizing; it's about protecting an incapacitated person from a spouse whose interests are adverse.

[Neets]

Welcome to the club my dear.

[sergeantdave]

Life is a series of problems that must be confronted. The proposed law deals with willful abandonment of property (spouse) and offers a way to grant ownership (care) to another entity.