My Dad died in a care home with vascular dementia progressed to the point where he didn't recognise us nor Mum.
I doubt the assisted dying proposal would help many with dementia as (my understanding) most with dementia die of something else eg my Dad died of Covid in a care home. No "less than 6 months" prognosis.
But (as we're talking about dementia) significant is the psychological hell Dad went through when it became apparent he had dementia. Sister in law's Mum he knew had severe dementia for years so he knew exactly where he was going, what was going to happen to him and nothing on Earth can stop it.
Ian
Yes, my wife was a nurse, and, as I said, witnessed her mother's decline with Alheimers, so, knows what the future holds. I agree the present bill will, in all probability be of no help, but, it pisses me off greatly that people cannot see that this is a personal choice thing, just because person A chooses to hang on until the last possible moment (regardless of quality) does not mean that we ALL have to choose to do that.