It depends on the jurisdiction. A half dozen states now permit assisted suicide in the case of terminal illness.
There's also an interesting bit of case law and state statutes that deals with "drug cocktails", which when combined, will lead to death. A physician can prescribe these in certain places without getting in trouble if certain criteria have been met.
Either way, where this is legal, it requires that the person be of the capacity to consent, which someone with dementia cannot do.
thesh4d0w|2 years ago
nanolith|2 years ago
There's also an interesting bit of case law and state statutes that deals with "drug cocktails", which when combined, will lead to death. A physician can prescribe these in certain places without getting in trouble if certain criteria have been met.
Either way, where this is legal, it requires that the person be of the capacity to consent, which someone with dementia cannot do.
ProllyInfamous|2 years ago