So it doesn't happen to you--hopefully.

One of the questions I've heard asked on the Terri Schiavo case is "Would this be happening if she had left a 'living will'?"

No one wants to answer that with a simple yes or no. That worries me. The fact that Congress feels the need to step in to an area over which they have no jurisdiction is troubling enough. I begin to suspect that if it suited their political agenda, it would happen regardless of whether or not she had documented her wishes.

Be that as it may, I would still recommend looking in to setting up a living will. Here's a link to a set of worksheets that will help you do just that.

http://www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit/home.html