Yes, I get that, & fully agree that the right to die must include conscious & informed consent. On the other hand, I recently helped care for an elderly friend who died of dementia at home. He was fully aware that he was suffering, that he couldn’t use the toilet on his own, could no longer control his bladder or his bowels, couldn’t walk, sit up, or eat alone, & didn’t recognize any of the people who were helping him do those things. It was agony for all of us. I don’t know what the solution is, but all the caretakers agreed that we didn’t want that for ourselves.
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