http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/popular/%2A/169/%2A/%2A a view of questions order by popularity en http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/if-i-go-coma-and-am-put-life-support%2C-no-living-immediate-family-and-no-one-medical-direct <p>There was a homeless guy who ended up in the ER. He went into a coma and was put on life support. With no family, the state ended up liable for the cost of the life support. State laws did not allow for anyone to pull the plug, so to speak. I'm facing a similar dilemma. I have what is considered a rare disease, Actinomycosis, complicated by additional systemic infections that have resulted in a slow bleeding of my gastrointestinal tract. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/if-i-go-coma-and-am-put-life-support%2C-no-living-immediate-family-and-no-one-medical-direct">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/if-i-go-coma-and-am-put-life-support%2C-no-living-immediate-family-and-no-one-medical-direct#comments Conundrum Human Nature Legislation Repercussions State of Health Care Civil Liberties Economy Ethics Homeland Security Regulation Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:59:23 -0500 doctorblue 1617 at http://askyourlawmaker.org http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/when-congress-finally-going-take-big-credit-card-companies-charging-usurious-rates%3F http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/when-congress-finally-going-take-big-credit-card-companies-charging-usurious-rates%3F#comments bailout bill Congress credit cards debt economy recession Economy Regulation Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:34:23 -0500 DogLogic 1705 at http://askyourlawmaker.org