All posts tagged "dementia"
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1.3KInternationalBelgium to consider expanding euthanasia access for those with dementia
Lawmakers in Belgium are considering a move that would loosen the country’s euthanasia laws to allow the practice for those suffering from...
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1.6KHuman InterestNew program aims to improve health care for people with Down syndrome
In honor of her late brother, a professor in the school of medicine at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas is pioneering a...
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1.9KAnalysisStudy finds that more people support the idea of euthanasia after knowing someone with dementia
Caring for a person with dementia can be an extremely difficult thing for someone to do, but it can also be the...
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10.5KAnalysis‘Instantly fatal’: Medical journal promotes timed euthanasia implant for people with dementia
A prestigious medical journal specializing in ethics has published an article promoting the use of euthanasia implants for people with dementia. Authored...
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2.2KIssuesFour psychiatrists speak out against assisted suicide: Legal doesn’t mean ethical
When it comes to assisted suicide, some doctors are reminding us that legal doesn’t always mean ethical. In an article in Psychiatric...
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2.5KAnalysisBioethicist slams California for considering assisted suicide for those with dementia
A new op-ed from Charles Camosy, a professor of bioethics and moral theology at Fordham University, warns of the risks that assisted...
