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		trallnag 76 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques from Brai... In many countries it's fairly easy to consent to euthanization. So these people could consent to participation in the study followed by immediate euthanization if the experiment fails and something worse than further decay awaits, no?

wahnfrieden 76 days ago [–]

Someone with advanced stage Alzheimer’s, enough to warrant early testing with new experimental treatments, cannot consent to anything

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