Written Assignment 1: Advanced Directives

1. Do a little research, find the name Karen Ann Quindlan, and answer the following:

a. What happened to Karen Ann?

b. How long was she in a persistent vegetative state?

c. What were the wishes of her parents as far as using artificial means to keep her alive?

d. Do we know what Karen would have wanted as far as being kept alive?

2. Again, do some research and find Terri Schiavo

a. What happened to Terri?

b. How long was she in a persistant vegetative state? (Note that there was considerable disagreement as to whether she was in a vegetative state.)

c. What was the position of Terri's husband, Michael, as to what her wishes would have been as to keeping her alive through artificial means?

d. What was the position of Terri's parents as to what her wishes would have been as to keeping her alive through artificial means?

e. Do we know what Terri's wishes were?

f. How could Terri have made her wishes known?

3. Once again, do some research and find the free, State of Wisconsin provided form for the Wisconsin Declaration to Physicians - tell me what is needed to fully complete this document.