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Controversial cases like the one surrounding Terri Schiavo in the U.S. has led to increased awareness of quality of life issues as never before.

Technological advances in medicine have helped extend people's lives far beyond what was unthinkable only half a century ago. Today, topics like living wills, and advance directives are fast becoming the subject of discussion everywhere from professional symposiums to the family dinner table.

Find out more at top sites that address the subject with news stories, facts, and info on how you can best decide to leave the planet in light of 21st century medical technology...

MedlinePlus: Hospice Care - Excellent source of updated news, information, and links to resources and feature articles on living wills, advance directives, and hospice care.

Hospice and Home Care - Resources, information, audio presentations, and links to palliative care and pain management, eldercare, grief and bereavement, searchable international hospice directory, online bookstore, free newsletter.

Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders - Good, clear overview of how to write an advance directive in the event of permanent unconsciousness or terminal illness, what to discuss with your doctors and family beforehand, related discussions on living wills and power of attorney.

Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning - Comprehensive information from the American Bar Association presenting the hard facts and considerations with helpful Q&A worksheets, a guide to initiating a potentially difficult conversation with family members, advice for caretakers and health care proxies, and related resources.

AARP Life Answers :: End of Life - One-stop browsing for facts and information on issues including hospice care, palliative care and pain management, advance directives, wills and estates, plus related Web resources for consumers and professionals.

BBC News | Health | Euthansia Special Report - In-depth look at current pro-choice and pro-life issues, famous UK legal cases, and the outlook on advances in medical technology which are bound to continue to fuel the debate well into the future.

Voluntary Euthanasia - From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, raising more questions than it asks including a brief history of the basic concepts and issues dating back to the ancient Greeks, conditions proposed by modern-day proponents of the practice, current objections, bibliography and related resources.

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