Second, I've been a Freeper since 1998 and I can tell you there are always a few that don't know when to bow out of a debate gracefully... They kick and scream to the end. I believe your family's story should be a concern of everyone. None of us should turn our back when an injustice is done.
I had a living will drawn up many years ago before I was married. It was also before Terry Schindler, Nancy Cruzan (sp?), etc. Since then I have torn it in two, written REVOKED all over it and told my husband I should never have been so stupid to believe this issue could be so cut and dry. Truth is, the only reason I aggreed to it is because it is just standard practice for that portion to be included in wills, and at the time it seemed reasonable.
Older and wiser now, my husband and I are in the process of drawing up new wills, and it will be a MUCH different one.
God bless you and your family. And welcome!
Thank you very much Carol Ann.
I just wanted to make another point before I go to work.
In reference to the Elderly Abuse law, each state has one which echoes Federal law. As such, each state can add but cannot take away from the law as written.
Therefore, when a state fails to abide by those laws, then who are they or should they become accountable to? It sounds to me that some people believe that the states should cede from the union of the United States.