Clear & convincing enough?

OK, I'm super busy with reading, but some disturbing cases for tomorrow's reading made me want to write.

In Constitutional Law, we're reading about assisted suicide, the right to refuse medical treatment - all kinds of fun end-of-life discussions. And in one case, a comatose woman's right to refuse medical treatment was denied because her family couldn't prove by "clear and convincing evidence" that she would not want to live in a persistent vegetative state.

I have had discussions with people, and though I haven't yet written a will, I figure now's the time to put it in writing - I would not want to live as a vegetable. Maybe you don't know this, but I very much value walking, talking, eating (mmm), and various other aspects of a substantially conscious life.

So, if I get hit by a bus on the way home tonight and can no longer control the function of my bladder, large intestine, or motor ability, it's here - clear and convincing, people! Pull the plug! That's all I've got to say.

"Death will be different for each of us." - Sandra Day O'Connor