You can now here and Oregon choose your time to leave. Pills are simple enough but the citizens had to get the right by voting to get that which was their right period. No place in the constitution does it say the government has the right to tell you you have to live anymore than suicide is illegal. Illegal? You think someone that finds life that painful gives a damn about that law?

AS to the question it is called litigation and as having been married to and OR nurse a trauma unit lead nurse know how the decision making process works. Sure you have the right to refuse care but providers don't have the right to with hold treatment no matter how fruitless the effort is. Not that they should mind you but where is the line? When does one say the cost is to great. One week more? Month, Year? Bed ridden no hope of ever recovering? On a feeding tube and vent in a coma? If you want to argue the point do it it a manner that addresses the moral and ethical issues, not just lob hand grenades over the fence to watch people run.