Many people believe that extreme heroic measures and technology should be used to extend life as long as possible, regardless of the degree of medical intervention required or the quality of life that results. Others feel just as strongly that death is preferable to being perpetually dependent on medical equipment or having no hope of returning to a certain quality of life. The summoning of professionals trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to revive a person in cardiac or respiratory arrest. Any treatment given to postpone the death of a terminally ill person who is near death. To be valid, a living will must comply with state law.
Some states require that living wills be written in a standardized way.
Others are more lenient, permitting any language as long as the document is appropriately signed and witnessed. I want the relief of suffering and the quality of my life to be considered in determining whether life-sustaining treatment should be started or continued. After my doctors have reasonably concluded that I am in an irreversible coma, I do not want life-sustaining treatment, including artificial feeding and hydration, to be provided or continued. A power is durable if it remains legally in force, even when the principal becomes incapacitated or is declared incompetent. A durable power of attorney for health care differs from a living will.