Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Euthanasia for End-Stage Alzheimer's? How About Humanity Instead

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Paula Spencer posted this interesting article on Caring.com.

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People with advanced dementia have "a duty to die." Or so says Baroness Mary Warnock. My first reaction, after the shiver of shock finished running down my spine, was that whoever this woman is, surely as a baroness she can afford decent care for loved ones in the late stage of disease! And then I discovered that in addition to being a British government adviser, Lady Warnock is its "leading moral philosopher."
Read Euthanasia for End-Stage Alzheimer's? How About Humanity Instead

To read more on this controversial topic go to Baroness Warnock: Dementia sufferers may have a 'duty to die'

This is likely to become a major health issue in the United States as baby boomers age. Feel free to add your opinion here or on Caring.com.



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