[Cboldt]

I am not a lawyer, so I'm not sure in what manner present law could best be amended. But requiring a written living will would certainly have avoided the recent circumstances.

"Avoided the recent circumstances" is indefinite. "Recent circumstances' is a fairly complex tapestry of inter-related events. If Terri had a Living Will of the model in the Florida Statutes, she would have been starved to death without need of recourse to the courts for permission. In effect, her own words would have said "Starve me to death if I become incapaciated and unable to communicate."

[malakhi]

Do you think that people should not have the right to make that decision for themselves?

I am loathe to force livesaving measures on those who do not want it.