Good post...Marjorie Nighbert would agree but she's not able to. Her living will killed her
And many others, I am finding out. A FReeper replied to one of my "beware the Living Will" posts with the recollection of her grandfater being starved to death by the legal parsing of his Living Will. His wife knew perfectly that he would not want that, but the starvation was forced anyway, against the patient's wishes, based on the written advance directive.
The Schiavo case will rush many people to sign advance directives, the court workpload will be reduced, and the forced starvation will continue apace.