[nopardons]

Something like that. I remember reading about several cases, where the person was brain dead, woud absolutely die, if the plug were pulled, the famoly was for it, and some busybody or other, got wind of it, and stuck their nose in. This causes not only undue heartache, but MONEY ! The stranger is not responsible for anything, and usually has NO business, at all, wih the situation, but is just against having the plug pulled. : - (

[nicmarlo]

That's why it's so important to have a living will, making clear that life support is against your wishes (and this can be done with particularities, i.e., life support being justified if the doctor's believe your chances are great you'll recover, or, in the alternative, after a certain amount of weeks have passed and there's no improvement, discontinue life support. It is legal and binding if it's in your will.)