Should dementia patients be able to make advance requests for medical assistance in dying?
As the number of dementia patients in Canada continues to climb, so do the calls to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID). There's currently a petition before the House of Commons requesting a Criminal Code amendment to allow people facing a capacity-diminishing diagnosis to request MAID in advance.
As the number of dementia patients in Canada continues to climb, so do the calls to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID). There's currently a petition before the House of Commons requesting a Criminal Code amendment to allow people facing a capacity-diminishing diagnosis to request MAID in advance.
