Bioethicists Propose Implant That Would Automatically Trigger a Euthanasia Drug at the Onset of Dementia

A recent article published by leading bioethics journal “The Hastings Center Report”, has proposed an implant that would automatically trigger a lethal drug at the onset of dementia. 

In the report, co-authors Margaret Battin and Brent M. Kious proposed the introduction of an “advance directive implant” (ADI) in an article titled “Ending One’s Life in Ad…