If Terry Schiavo had had a living will how might the case ha

If Terry Schiavo had had a living will, how might the case have turned out differently?

Solution

A document that expresses a person\'s end of life wishes which gives instructions that governs what treatment has to be done or not to be done in case of any apparent illness is termed as a Living will. It can be used to state that a person does not wish for any life-sustaining treatment if it would serve only to artificially prolong the person\'s life. They can also decide that the person wants his or her life to be prolonged to the possible higher limit.

In case of Terri with a living will, there would have been no fighting between the ones who loved her and her wishes would have been carried out without even a question. May be she really would have wished for treatment in certain situations, like if there was a chance for full recovery. In other part, Terri may have found such treatment not desirable as it would only linger the process of dying. A living will ensures the individual\'s wishes are a must to be fulfilled.

A living will ensures about documentation of one\'s wishes and letting others know them. If there is one element of good that comes from there fight over Terri\'s life would have result in one element of goodness, it may be that more people take advantage of their right to decide.