Katherine Hammond holding a photo of her mother, Margaret Bentley. A lawsuit has been filed by the daughter of a Canadian Alzheimer’s patient against members of a nursing home staff claiming that their actions to spoon-feed her are akin to “battery” and she should be left to die. The case of Margaret Bentley, who is at the Fraser Health nursing home in Abbotsford, B.C.,, is being reported by the Vancouver Sun. The central issue in the developing Canadian legal battle is the right of a significantly impaired person to die. A case of an impaired woman who fought for the right to live played out in the United States several years ago in the case of Terri Schiavo. WND covered...
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