You didn’t read the piece, I guess. What is needed is the substitute Patient Protection document. In some states a living will, just because it exists can have interpretations in law that trump what you may think you are authorizing or not authorizing in that “Living Will.”
I read the piece, but I still disagree. Perhaps the form of the living will is something to be considered rather than discarding the idea of a living will altogether.
The living will I have is quite simple. It states clearly what I want withdrawn and what I do NOT want withdrawn. One would have to do significant backflips to interpret it in a way different from what I intended.
But of course, one could do the same with the Patient Protection document.