1) Make sure that your agent and back-up agents receive copies. 2) Put it somewhere easy to find. 3) Let family members know that you have a completed will to live and where you keep copies. 4) If at all possible, keep a copy on yourself. 5) See if your state has a...
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Living in the Bullseye of Euthanasia
By John Wayne Cockfield, USMC Ret. I live every day in the bulls-eye of euthanasia, always aware that I am a target for "mercy killing." Just one sickness, medical emergency, or accident separates me from those who would kill me and call it "death with dignity." While...
The Will to Live In Context: How We Ourselves Have Come to Be at Risk From Euthanasia
by David N. O'Steen, Ph.D. NRLC Executive Director The fight over euthanasia has not been like the fight over abortion. Many members of the pro-life movement can recall exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about Roe v. Wade. In one...
Why the need for a “Will to Live”?
I've heard about a number of other documents you can sign to say you want life-saving medical treatment. Is there any particular reason I should sign the Will to Live developed by NRLC? While written with the best of intentions, some of the other documents are...
Why Not Sign a Living Will Instead of the Will to Live?
Many people who simply do not want what they see as a lot of medical technology prolonging the last few hours or days of their lives when they are terminally ill sign living wills. If you do, in many states you may not know what you're really signing. Webster's...
Questions and Answers on the Will to Live
What is the Will to Live? The Will to Live is a legal document that you can sign which: 1) names someone to make health care decisions for you (your "health care agent") if you develop a condition that makes it impossible for you to speak for yourself (become...
Terri Schindler-Schiavo Case Points to Urgency of Will to Live
It is evident from e-mails and other communications coming in to NRLC's Department of Medical Ethics that many grass-roots pro-lifers were shocked and appalled by the denial of food and fluids to Terri Schindler-Schiavo. (Click here for an NRL News article on the...