You Must Replace a “Living Will” with a “Directive to Physicians”
Original Publication: San Antonio Express News, November 3, 1989 The idea that life should not be artificially sustained when there is no hope of normal life has become widely accepted in the last decade. Many people cringe at the thought of being hooked to life support machines and indefinitely sustained after their time has passed. A statutory “Directive to Physicians” helps you avoid the emotional and monetary cost of lingering death, but (contrary to popular belief) a “li