Unfortunately it may be necessary to prevent the legalization of the murder of the helpless. I'm sure an expedited arrangement could be made for those whose wishes are unmistakably clear ahead of time.
What about those elderly already in nursing homes, are we going to insist on feeding tubes for every person who is not getting proper nutrition?
And if we insist on feeding tubes, why not ventilators?
There are those in the medical community that would love to see this happen. It would be a bonanza for some health care providers and would bankrupt Medicare/Medicaid even faster.
Many elderly in nursing homes have dementia, it is too late to ask what their wishes are?
When an elderly person quits eating, it is their body's way of shutting down. Talk to a Hospice worker, there are stages of decline, and to quit eating is one of them.
Are we going to impose the "will of the government" on a person who does not desire to eat?
Then let's take all those with eating disorders, such as anorexia, and insert feeding tubes, by order of law.