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Living Will Generator

LegalLegal Deadlines and Reference
About you
Medical choices
Conditions it covers
Life-sustaining treatment
Tube feeding and IV fluids
Donation and other wishes
Organ and tissue donation
Your living will draft —
Numbered sections
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Conditions covered
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Words
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Enter your name, pick the conditions the document covers and choose your instructions for life support, tube feeding, pain relief and organ donation. The generator writes a numbered draft: the default choices produce five sections, plus a sixth if you add personal wishes, ending with signature, two witness lines and a notary line.

About this tool

A living will tells doctors what treatment you want if you can no longer speak for yourself, usually when you are terminally ill or permanently unconscious. Families who have never discussed it often face these choices in an intensive care unit with hours to decide. This generator turns your answers into a numbered draft in plain language: which conditions trigger it, whether to use CPR, ventilators and dialysis, whether to accept tube feeding, how far pain relief may go, and organ donation. A table restates each instruction so you can check it at a glance. The limit is legal form: most US states publish a statutory advance directive with their own witness and notary rules, and some will only honour that form, so use this draft to settle your decisions and then transfer them.

How to use it

  1. Enter your details

    Type your full legal name and, if you know it, the state whose law applies.

  2. Choose the conditions

    Select one or more chips: terminal illness, permanent unconsciousness or an end-stage condition.

  3. Set your medical choices

    Pick an option for life-sustaining treatment and for tube feeding, and switch full pain relief on or off.

  4. Add donation and wishes

    Choose an organ donation option and write any other wishes; the draft and summary table update as you go.

Examples

Decline life support, Ohio

Full legal name
Jane A. Smith
State or country
Ohio
Conditions it covers
terminal; unconscious
Life-sustaining treatment
Do not prolong
Tube feeding and IV fluids
Do not provide
Full pain relief even if it may hasten death
Yes
Organ and tissue donation
No donation

Result Your living will draft: LIVING WILL (ADVANCE DIRECTIVE)

I, Jane A. Smith, of Ohio, being of sound mind, make this declaration voluntarily.

1. When this applies. These instructions apply if my attending physician and a second physician find that I am unable to communicate my decisions and I have:
– a terminal condition from which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery;
– a permanent unconscious state, such as an irreversible coma or persistent vegetative state;

2. Life-sustaining treatment. I do not want my life prolonged by CPR, mechanical ventilation, dialysis or other life-sustaining treatment.

3. Artificial nutrition and hydration. I do not want artificial nutrition or hydration through a tube or IV.

4. Comfort care. I want medicine and care to relieve pain and distress, even if it may hasten my death.

5. Organ and tissue donation. I do not wish to donate my organs or tissues.

Signature: ______________________ Date: ____________
Witness 1: ______________________ Date: ____________
Witness 2: ______________________ Date: ____________
Notary (if required in Ohio): ______________________
Numbered sections: 5
Conditions covered: Terminal illness, Permanent unconsciousness
Words: 155

  1. Opened with your name and state and a voluntary declaration.
  2. Listed 2 triggering conditions, each certified by two physicians.
  3. Added clauses for life support, tube feeding, comfort care and organ donation.
  4. Closed with signature, two witness lines and a notary line.

A common choice set: no CPR or ventilator, no tube feeding, full comfort care and no organ donation, covering terminal illness and permanent unconsciousness.

Time-limited trial with a personal wish

Full legal name
Carlos Rivera
State or country
Conditions it covers
End-stage condition
Life-sustaining treatment
Time-limited trial
Tube feeding and IV fluids
Limited trial
Full pain relief even if it may hasten death
Yes
Organ and tissue donation
Transplant only
Other wishes
I would like to die at home if possible.

Result Your living will draft: LIVING WILL (ADVANCE DIRECTIVE)

I, Carlos Rivera, being of sound mind, make this declaration voluntarily.

1. When this applies. These instructions apply if my attending physician and a second physician find that I am unable to communicate my decisions and I have:
– an end-stage condition, such as advanced dementia, in which treatment would only prolong dying;

2. Life-sustaining treatment. I want a time-limited trial of life-sustaining treatment, to be stopped if my doctors find no meaningful improvement.

3. Artificial nutrition and hydration. I want artificial nutrition and hydration tried for a limited period, then stopped if it does not help.

4. Comfort care. I want medicine and care to relieve pain and distress, even if it may hasten my death.

5. Organ and tissue donation. I wish to donate organs and tissues for transplant only.

6. Other wishes. I would like to die at home if possible.

Signature: ______________________ Date: ____________
Witness 1: ______________________ Date: ____________
Witness 2: ______________________ Date: ____________
Notary (if required in my state): ______________________
Numbered sections: 6
Conditions covered: End-stage condition
Words: 161

  1. Opened with your name and a voluntary declaration.
  2. Listed 1 triggering condition, each certified by two physicians.
  3. Added clauses for life support, tube feeding, comfort care and organ donation, plus your other wishes.
  4. Closed with signature, two witness lines and a notary line.

Treatment is tried and stopped if it does not help, organs go to transplant, and a sixth section records the wish to die at home. No state was entered, so a second warning appears.

How it is calculated

draft = declaration + conditions + life support + nutrition + comfort care + donation (+ other wishes) + signature block

conditions
the medical states, certified by two physicians, in which the instructions take effect
life support
CPR, mechanical ventilation, dialysis and similar treatment that prolongs life
nutrition
artificial feeding and fluids given by tube or IV

Each choice maps to a fixed clause modelled on the decisions the National Institute on Aging lists for advance directives. The clauses are numbered in the order clinicians usually read them, and the signature block always carries two witness lines because most states require two adult witnesses or a notary. Nothing here checks your state's statute, so the draft is a starting text rather than a finished legal instrument.

Sources

When not to use it

  • To name someone who makes medical decisions for you; that needs a health care power of attorney.
  • To leave property or money after death, which is the job of a last will and testament.
  • As the only document in a state that accepts only its own statutory form.

Common mistakes

  • Signing without the number of witnesses or the notary your state requires.
  • Choosing a witness who is your doctor, an heir or the person you named as agent, which many states forbid.
  • Keeping the only copy in a safe deposit box where no hospital can reach it.
  • Never telling family or your doctor what the document says.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a living will and a regular will?

A living will covers medical treatment while you are alive but unable to communicate. A last will and testament deals with your property and guardianship of children after death. They are separate documents and most people need both.

Does a living will need to be notarised?

It depends on the state. Many US states accept two adult witnesses, some require a notary, and some accept either. The draft includes lines for both so you can complete whichever your state asks for.

What does a time-limited trial mean?

It means doctors start a treatment such as a ventilator or tube feeding for a set period, then stop it if your condition does not meaningfully improve. It suits people who want a chance at recovery without being kept on machines indefinitely.

Can I change or cancel my living will later?

Yes. You can revoke it at any time while competent, usually by destroying it, signing a written revocation or telling your doctor. Make a fresh draft, sign it with the required formalities and give the new copy to everyone who held the old one.

Who should get a copy?

Your primary doctor, the hospital you usually use, your health care agent if you have one, and close family. Some states also run advance directive registries that hospitals can search.

Is my information saved or sent anywhere?

No. The draft is assembled in your browser from your answers. Copy it into a document before you close the page, because nothing is kept once you leave.

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