Dementia doctors, provinces differ on question of advance consent in MAID
TORONTO — As the federal government prepares to table new legislation that would allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying, the stark difference in opinion between two provinces highlights an ongoing debate about what constitutes true consent among people who have dementia.
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City News Toronto (CA): TORONTO — As the federal government prepares to table new legislation that would allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying, the
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