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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
I have it in my will that is binding that I will not be kept alive if there is no hope.
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Tom, do you really mean your will, and did a lawyer draft the will? I ask only because in my experience (which I'll readily admit doesn't include Kansas), such a directive in your will, which by definition doesn't take effect until
after your death, is meaningless. Most states provide for some version of an Advance Health Care Directive, Living Will or Health Care Proxy/Power of Attorney (or a combination of these) to cover these end of life issues.
Maybe I'm off base here, and sorry if I'm stirring things up unnecessarily; just don't want anyone to be relying on something if it won't be effective to carry out their intentions.