Patients who might be on a tug of war between life and death can make things easier in the future by creating a living will. Do not be misled by the termit has nothing to do with a traditional will or trust that is used to distribute properties and possessions after a persons death. Instead, [...]

In 1969, Illinois lawyer Louis Kutner first proposed the idea of living wills. Although the concept was received, the use of living wills faced many challenges particularly in cases when the testator, the person who made the living will, failed to clearly translate his health care desires into paper and so left rooms for confusion [...]

A living will is a document prepared by patient with a terminal illness to make known his preferences regarding the type of medical care or treatment he would want to receive. Essentially, this document (also called an advance directive or a health care directive) enables the patient to decide for himself how he wants his [...]