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This piece continues my exploration of the options available to avoid being mired

in deep dementia. Previously, I spoke to actions while still competent, such as stopping

eating and drinking (SED). Here, I examine whether the right of a competent person to

stop eating and drinking can be exploited at a post-competence stage of decline by use

of an advance instruction.

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