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Medical Forum / General / General / March 2005Living will
With all the stuff about Terri Schiavo, this publication has received some good press lately. Haven't yet purchased it, so I can't vouch for it one way or the other... http://www.agingwithdignity.org/5wishes.html Why pay for something that has been available free on many websites for many months?  SignatureWalter The Happy Iconoclast www.rationality.net > With all the stuff about Terri Schiavo, this publication has received > some good press lately. Haven't yet purchased it, so I can't vouch > for it one way or the other... > > http://www.agingwithdignity.org/5wishes.html >> With all the stuff about Terri Schiavo, this publication has received >> some good press lately. Haven't yet purchased it, so I can't vouch >> for it one way or the other. >> >> http://www.agingwithdignity.org/5wishes.html >Why pay for something that has been available free on many websites for many >months? Possibly no reason. But apparently this form is far more detailed than most. It's available as a PDF, but looks like they've disabled the copy/print functions... >Possibly no reason. But apparently this form is far more detailed >than most. It's available as a PDF, but looks like they've disabled >the copy/print functions... More detailed doesn't necessarily = more valid. Some states require specific forms or language. If they do, you can probably get it free from the state. If they don't, you can get a generic one for free that's perfectly legal. Living wills aren't complicated documents. There's really no reason to pay for one unless you have very unusual requirements, in which case I would consult a local attorney. > >Possibly no reason. But apparently this form is far more detailed > >than most. It's available as a PDF, but looks like they've disabled [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > documents. There's really no reason to pay for one unless you have very > unusual requirements, in which case I would consult a local attorney. I am researching this topic today: Canada: http://www.self-counsel.com/ca/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_57&pr... http://www.vialoflife.com/ http://www.phen.ab.ca/perdir/presentations/preserving.htm http://www.euthanasia.cc/vh.html http://palliative.info/pages/AdvDir.htm The United States: http://www.nolo.com/ And then there's this option. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-4712682-5357655 If you find anything or have any comments I will appreciate finding them posted here. I'm not done research yet. May add something, may delete something. Zee outri...@despammed.com wrote: > X-No-Archive: Yes > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Canada: http://www.self-counsel.com/ca/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_57&pr... > http://www.vialoflife.com/ > http://www.phen.ab.ca/perdir/presentations/preserving.htm [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > And then there's this option. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-4712682-5357655 > If you find anything or have any comments I will appreciate finding > them posted here. I'm not done research yet. May add something, may > delete something. > > Zee Apologies. The first link didn't work: http://www.self-counsel.com/ca/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=469 >Some states require specific forms or language. If they do, you can >probably get it free from the state. If they don't, you can get a generic >one for free that's perfectly legal. Living wills aren't complicated >documents. There's really no reason to pay for one unless you have very >unusual requirements, in which case I would consult a local attorney. I don't agree. While they aren't complicated documents, they are very sensitive documents. So, I would definitely at least run anything boilerplate I downloaded or got from a book, past an attorney with background in the subject to double check. Not a time where you want any hassels because a comma was out of place. -- Here in California, US immigrants do the really dirty jobs nobody else wants to do. Cleaning toilets. Being governor. SBH >>> With all the stuff about Terri Schiavo, this publication has received >>> some good press lately. Haven't yet purchased it, so I can't vouch [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > There are great variations in living will laws from state to state. You should definitely at least run your form past an attorney with health care or elder law background to make sure you have something that is actually valid in your area. -- Here in California, US immigrants do the really dirty jobs nobody else wants to do. Cleaning toilets. Being governor. SBH
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