title: How can I best protect my family from a Schiavo/Schindler situation?
authors.forename: Ruthe C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ashley
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D034462:Dissent and Disputes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019726:Patient Self-Determination Act; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States