Tag: advance directive
Canadian Bill to Allow Euthanasia of Dementia Patients
If the patient resists, the killing is not supposed to take place. Right. As though the person would know what was happening.
Dutch Supreme Court Approves Euthanasia for Dementia
The Reuters story leaves out some details. The doctor had drugged the woman before starting to euthanize her, and instructed the family to hold the struggling patient down.
Medical Conscience for Me, but Not for Thee
The more elective the desired intervention, the greater should be the right of medical conscience.
In Canada, Medical Doctors Kill Thousands in 2018
If 1.12 percent of our deaths in the U.S. were doctor-homicides, it would amount to nearly 30,000.
“Starve Me” Advance Directive Would Be Immoral
Many of these provisions are, to say the least, subject to interpretation. And people with dementia may refuse food one meal, and accept the next.