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That's exactly the current problem:Euthanasia should be avaiable to any senior who wants it and is compos mentis.
Fuck shitting yourself in a nappy on valium for a decade. Why have they got to starve to death if they want to die? Why can't we give them a nice fat shot of fentanyl and go bye bye. That's the way I want to go out.
If you have a diagnosis of early dementia, you're not eligible for medical aid in dying because it's early dementia and not end-stage.
If you wait until you have have late dementia, you're no longer compos mentis, and thus cannot receive medical aid in dying.
This would require a lot of legal debate and lobbying to fix, and the people who are dealing with a quiet personal tragedy are not best-equipped to do it. Any time people talk about MAID, they get irate young spoonies and misinformed religious people rallying against it. Better as a politician just not to touch it; it's not like the soon-to-be-dead are a big voting bloc.