What exactly is a living will? To begin with, it is a legal document used by any person to specify and make known his wishes with regards to possible life-prolonging medical procedures and treatments in case of unexpected events. Some people prefer to call it as a healthcare directive, an advance directive, and a physicians [...]
Technically, living will is just a part of advance directives that any person could take to describe and specify medical treatment preferences in case of end-of-life occurrences. Such end-of-life events could occur at any age. In general, adults need a living will more if they want to decide any medical procedure or treatment to take [...]
After much deliberation and discussion, the Supreme Court has returned a critical strike to the core of women′s rights in the abortion arena. The court in a 5-4 decision banned a medical procedure known as a partial-birth abortion or Dilation and Extraction. This abortion procedure was performed after the 20th week of pregnancy. While the [...]