Showing posts with label voting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label voting. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Voting By Dementia/Alzheimer's Patients...Should It Be Allowed?


Voting or Not to Vote?

This question arises as election time approaches and is especially of concern during Presidential Elections.

I've written about this at my Alzheimer's Notes blog at b5media and received some interesting comments. You may want to check my posts out and see what you think of this situation.

Should Dementia/Alzheimer's Patients Vote?

More on Voting and Alzheimer's Patients

What do you think?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Alzheimer's Patients & Voting

Should Alzheimer's Patients Vote?

This is a question that baffles many people, especially family members of Alzheimer's patients. Check out my discussion on this topic at Alzheimer's Notes, Should Dementia/Alzheimer's Patients Vote?

Since this is a right, do we have a right to take it away from them? If so, when? Who should determine whether there is a time when they really don't know what they're doing?