A woman with early onset Alzheimer's disease wants the Quebec government's proposed bill to pass quickly. In its current form, Bill 11 would establish a set of guidelines by which a person could provide an advance request for medical assistance in dying.
Sandra Demontigny says living with early onset Alzheimer's is hard, she knows it will only get worseSandra Demontigny, who lives near Quebec City, has early onset Alzheimer's disease. She says she wants the government's proposed bill to pass quickly.
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