If that's what everyone wishes, so be it – but it should be in writing, and discussed with your friends and family, regardless of if you wish gung ho end-of-life treatment or simple palliative care.
Get it in writing. Make your wishes known while you are still able to do so.
And regarding [2], some states do have some modern forms of "debtors prison" [2a], at least for fines imposed through the legal system, although are not as overarching as debtors prisons were leading into the modern age.
Get it in writing. Make your wishes known while you are still able to do so.
And regarding [2], some states do have some modern forms of "debtors prison" [2a], at least for fines imposed through the legal system, although are not as overarching as debtors prisons were leading into the modern age.
[2a] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors%27_prison#Modern_debtor...