One of the things that I generally do with an estate plan is an advanced health care directive or some form of durable power of attorney for medical care, which gives people an opportunity in advance to state what it is that they want done in the event that they are incapacitated and don't have the ability to make decisions for themselves.

Terry Schiavo was the big case in this area. In that case, there was a contest between the husband who said that the wife wanted him not to sustain her on any life support and Terry's mother and father who said that they did want to keep her alive. While some people would not want to be kept alive by artificial means, others might, so I try and give them the legal documents that they will require in order to have their wishes carried out.