Dutch Doctors Can Now Sedate ‘Agitated’ Dementia Patients Before Using a Lethal Substance to End Their Lives
CBN ^ | 12/01/2020 | Andrea Morri
Posted on 12/3/2020, 1:03:18 PM by Jan_Sobieski
Physicians in the Netherlands are now authorized to sedate dementia patients - without prior approval - before euthanizing them if it is conceivable that they will become “agitated or aggressive” while the doctor gears up to end their life.
The policy change comes after the review committee for cases of euthanasia updated its policies for patients diagnosed with dementia or a similar health condition, The Guardian reports.
One amended policy states that for dementia patients, “it is not necessary for the doctor to agree with the patient the time or manner in which euthanasia will be given...”
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Scary stuff!