A New York Times article looks at the debate about whether people who develop dementia can use “voluntarily stopping eating and drinking” (VSED ) or other strategies to end their lives by including such instructions in an advance directive.
Dementia rates and numbers have begun a steep ascent, already afflicting an estimated 30 percent of those older than 85. Baby boomers are receiving a firsthand view of the disease’s devastation and burdens as they care for aging parents.
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