New Quebec Assisted Suicide Law Allows Killing Dementia Patients Without Consent

As of October 30, patients in Quebec, Canada, who meet certain criteria no longer need to confirm that they want to undergo physician-assisted suicide immediately before they die. The patient can now request and provide “consent” for the assisted-suicide in advance, if he or she has been diagnosed with an illness such as dementia.

The government of Quebec adopted the law in June 2023, and it went into effect earlier this week.

The government’s website specifies that patients who...