'People with dementia should be able to end their lives if they feel they are a burden to others or to the NHS, according to a respected ethicist...Baroness Mary Warnock'
'Rebecca Wood, chief executive of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, strongly criticised the peer's comments.
"Lady Warnock demonstrates a shocking ignorance when espousing her highly insensitive view that people with dementia are 'wasting people’s lives' and may have a 'duty to die. ' [BBC News 19/9/08]
"Lady Warnock demonstrates a shocking ignorance when espousing her highly insensitive view that people with dementia are 'wasting people’s lives' and may have a 'duty to die. ' [BBC News 19/9/08]
- Are dementia sufferers an unacceptable drain on medical and family resources?
- When, if ever, should a person feel a 'duty to die'?
- Should dementia sufferers be valued differently to other people?
- Should euthanasia be legalised in the UK?