Creation of the English-language versions of the articles published in the „Białostockie Studia Prawnicze” [Białystok Legal Studies] funded under the contract no. 548/P-DUN/2016 and 548/1/P-DUN/2016 from resources of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dedicated to the popularisation of science.Proposals to regulate life problems in Poland cause interest and are discussed both in the social and doctrinal level. The issue is controversial because it concerns a very delicate sphere of human life. This work is an attempt to define “the will of life”. We state that this is a pro futuro statement, where each person can express his or her willingness to use specific medical procedures in anticipation of their future terminal condition. T...