The Will to Live Project

In the current legal and ethical climate, a certain irony prevails. At the same time that assisted-suicide advocates are promoting their agenda in the name of "personal choice," many "ethicists" and "experts" are attempting to limit medical treatment or care – even if the patient or patient's decision-maker requests it.

That is why it is so important to:

-Be informed about legal and political developments.

-Actively oppose assisted suicide and euthanasia.

-Actively support patients' rights.

-Protect yourself by signing a protective durable power of attorney for health care like the WILL TO LIVE 

-Let others know about the need to sign such a document.

-Do not be intimidated by healthcare providers and ethics committees who may pressure you to accept their decisions.

-Know your rights if there is a dispute over your medical care or that of a person for whom you are the designated decision-maker.

*This is the only way to make certain that a patient's right to receive treatment and care are not replaced by a doctor's power to deny care, prescribe a deadly overdose or administer a lethal injection. Go to The International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Website to learn more: www.internationaltaskforce.org