In the article below about the suicide of a dementia patient at the Swiss Dignitas Clinic, a quote from retired physician Michael Irwin, a proponent of euthanasia in the UK, reflects a growing popular perception that dementia equals loss of dignity. It is a chilling foreshadowing of what the future holds for those who receive diagnoses of dementia as the slippery slope from assisted suicide leads to euthanasia.
http://www.independent.co.uk/