There are many advantages of setting up a living will for yourself or a loved one. The main advantage is that a living will puts you in full control of what happens to you in the event that you are no longer able to decide for yourself. Without a living will, a person in a long-term coma or vegetative state would have no option in refusing a treatment or procedure related to their disease in an emergency. In those circumstances, physicians or hospitals may feel legally obligated to perform an emergency surgery or other medical procedure, regardless of whether the patient would have consented. 

Living wills also help to inform other people in your family what you would like to happen to you in the event that they are called to make a decision about your care. In addition to being helpful, living wills are also easy to set up, especially if you have the assistance of an experienced living will attorney in Cocoa, Florida. At the law firm of Speicher & Speicher, you can receive the necessary legal aid to procure a living will for yourself or a relative. The law firm has over 45 years of combined experience dealing in areas that include living wills and other legal planning services such as trusts and probate in Brevard County, Florida.