Dementia and the value of human life

Recent public reporting of some cases in Canada of people with dementia whose lives have been ended by euthanasia have caused me to think about the value of human life in those who have dementia. Canadian law requires the person whose life is ended by euthanasia to have mental capacity for informed consent, intolerable suffering, … Continue reading "Dementia and the value of human life"
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