This week's news story in Texas shines the spotlight on the delicate balance between the wishes of individuals and the interpretation of law. In this case, courts intervened and have asked the hospital to end care for a brain-dead woman who is pregnant; the family says 'it would be what she wanted' and the hospital said they saw their role not as one to contest the law but to uphold it.
At a time filled with emotion and uncertainty, the last thing anyone wants is to have to fight to have their wishes respected, or to second guess what someone's wishes would be. Yet, when someones' wishes have not been spelled out, it is often left to be determined by legal guidelines.
Please help those you love - take the time to have conversations and documents drawn up that make your wishes know -- take control of your death as you have taken control of your life!
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