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Kashkakat v.2.0

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12. There are no objective scientific tests for "sanity" vs. "insanity"- at best its a culturally biased

Reply to True Dough (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 05:17 PM

Jan 2017

subjective determination that changes over time. That being the case the law needs to err on the side of caution. Certainly you can see holes in the brain worsening over time but still... in this case she obviously still had enough cognition to perceive what was going on

Jeez louise, whats the big rush - if its alzheimers that would've killed her soon enough.

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Euthanasia dilemma: Dutch doctor forced patient to follow through with death wish [View all] True Dough Jan 2017 OP

They murdered her, plain and simple. Mosby Jan 2017 #1

I'd say. If the woman is fighting then she changed her mind and is making it clear. LisaL Jan 2017 #2

We would not allow the same thing here. HassleCat Jan 2017 #3

What's "tough" about it OP? If there is no mechanism for the person, demented or not, to change Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2017 #4

Well, my own feeling True Dough Jan 2017 #9

There are no objective scientific tests for "sanity" vs. "insanity"- at best its a culturally biased Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2017 #12

Not everyone with Alzheimer's goes quickly True Dough Jan 2017 #13

No dilemma for me. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #5

My maternal grandmother had dementia Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #6

Not that simple. Buzz cook Jan 2017 #7

That's true True Dough Jan 2017 #10

Erm. Having recently been on the other side... politicat Jan 2017 #8

Thanks for sharing this, politicat True Dough Jan 2017 #11