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Originally Posted by SuicideJade
now i know why one of my medical assisting teachers was always pressuring us to get advance directives..
This could happen to any of us..
I pray that it never does, but incase it did i know i'm making a beeline to get an advance directive while i'm still of sound mind and body..
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what i've found out about massachusetts and what COULD HAVE become standard for the country if the federal courts had allowed the government to reinsert the tube while they fought for the right to represent her by proxy -
1.) in massachusetts, one is required to renew his or her living will / advance directive every 72 hours in order for it to be considered valid. hospitals are not required to honor a living will / advance directive to end extraordinary life-sustaining measures unless a doctor has renewed a dnr (do not rescusitate) order as above.
2.) even if it is renewed, it's worth little more than a used piece of toilet paper if it's brought to court.
what does that mean? even if someone of sound mind and body makes their wishes clear, the court system is under no obligation to honor their wish if that wish is challenged, for whatever reason.
one is not able to rest in the knowledge that one has made his or her wishes clear in this state. fuckin' liberal i-know-what-you-want-and-need-better-than-you-do state.