A+Living+Will

=The Living Will= media type="custom" key="9105780" width="160" height="160" align="center" ** RIGHT TO LIFE **


 * What is a living will? **

A living will is a legal document where a person decides whether or not to prolong their life with medical treatments. [1] ("MedicineNet.com")

**Why is a living will important?** A living will is important because it provides the doctors or any other health care providers with information to prolong a persons life or not in a case the he or she cannot speak for themselves.

If you are eighteen years old with a job then would be the time to go to a lawyer. When your at a lawyer your options are to either choose to be on life support or not.
 * When should someone make a living will? **

**When making a living will you will fill out:**
 * If you want cardiac resuscitation
 * If you want mechanical respiration
 * If you want tube feeding or any artificial form of nutrition or hydration
 * If you want blood
 * If you want any form of surgery or diagnostic tests
 * If you want kidney dialysis
 * If you want antibiotics
 * If you want a surrogate (another person) to make any decisions over time

[3] ("Pennsylvania Living Will") [|A Living Will Form]


 * Why choose to be on life support? **
 * Choosing to have life support gives hope regardless of the persons injury or case.
 * Save a life
 * Family cannot choose the persons destiny when on life support. Unless the person chooses a surrogate to decide.
 * You can always come back to life.
 * **So why not take a chance choose to be on life support.**

[2] ("AllLaw.com")

 = ** LOVE LIFE ** =

**References:** [1] "Living Will." MedicineNet.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr 2011. . [2] "What is a living will?." AllLaw.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr 2011. . [3] "Declaration." Pennsylvania Living Will. Halt, n.d. Web. 15 Apr 2011. .