A living will is unlike a legal will or pour over will. It is a document addressed to your doctors. In it you specify your preferences concerning treatment if you become terminally ill, including your feelings on life support systems.
Your state laws determine what procedure the doctors must follow, and these may not always agree with your last wishes. You can get more information about living wills and the many changes in state law at the following web sites:
http://www.caringinfo.org/
http://www.deathwithdignity.org
http://www.compassionandchoices.org/
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