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Consenting Alzheimer's patients is ethically tricky even at early stages of the disease. Just as it is for anyone staring down the barrel at a particularly nast
by oliwarner 1y ago
Consenting Alzheimer's patients is ethically tricky even at early stages of the disease. Just as it is for anyone staring down the barrel at a particularly nasty degenerative disease.
I'm with you though. I know I'd want it more than the Alzheimer's.
- PlunderBunny 1y agoI wonder if it's possible to 'pre-consent' before onset, and if that would be considered consent?
- oliwarner 1y agoApparently not in the UK. Trials need informed consent. But you can allow a proxy to make the decision for you via a lasting power of attorney.