It is NOT a matter of opinion. Feeding tubes are quite different from ventilators and have been around for centuries.
But I think to many people, it is a matter of opinion...some people see feeding tubes as being intrusive, involving a medical procedure...you may not agree with that, or I may not agree with that, but many people do agree with that...
And it does not matter how long they have been around...its just that many, many people see feeding tubes as being intrusive, artificial, and involving a medical procedure...I know, I know, I have read all the arguments back and forth about whether or not feeding tubes are 'artificial'....people do have their opinions on this, and they are not going to change them...that is all I am saying....to you its not an opinion, but to many others, it is...