What should be contained in a Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney?
A living will express the nature of a person’s decisions regarding life saving measures. It will usually include directives whether doctors should use procedures to sustain your life and how a person feels about the use of specific medical treatments, including experimental ones that might be life sustaining. The language in a living will should be specific and not general and vague. With matters of life and death, it is of paramount importance that interpretation of a living will should be made with certainty and without question as to intent of the maker. It should contain the name and address of your health care representatives and also specific directives regarding certain situations, e.g. what to do if you are being kept alive by a respirator.
