That triggers another possible statutory change that would impact the entire class of cases where the body is healthy, but the mind is not. The federal government can tighten its Medicare/Medicade langaue to prohibit "bootstrapping" of a terminal diagnosis. Any patient who dies from intentional dehyration and/or starvation being automatically ineligible for compensation from federal funds.
An exception can be made for patients who choose that manner of demise; but the language for choosing that demise can be set by statute.
By "bootstrapping," I mean the practice of concluding a patient is terminal because it is planned to stop feeding and watering them.
This case will likely produce some activity in Congress but whether it goes beyond yammering is doubtful once the hysteria dies down.