Proponents of advance requests for MAiD have long argued that patients suffering from neurocognitive illnesses should be able to consent while they’re still competent to do so, an ability they are likely to lose as their disease progresses.
New studies suggest there could be a relationship, presenting the possibility the shingles vaccine could help combat dementia. But evidence to date is far from conclusive.
The Quebec government announced last week that people who have conditions like dementia or Alzheimer’s disease will be able make a request for assisted dying before their mental capacity declines.
Study compares the safety and reactogenicity of simultaneous doses of Shingrix and Fluad versus simultaneous doses of Shingrix and Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent.
If passed, the new bill would protect Albertans from being ‘coerced’ into receiving any kind of medical treatment, so long as an individual has the ‘capacity’ to consent and is not likely to cause ‘substantial harm to themselves and others.
