Sandra Demontigny

Sandra Demontigny

activist Canada

Sandra Demontigny is a 45-year-old mother of three who has been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She has been a strong advocate for expanding the rights to medically assisted dying in Quebec, playing a significant role in lobbying for legislation that allows individuals with serious and incurable illnesses to choose their time of death while they still have the mental capacity to make such a decision.

Born on Jan 01, 1978 (48 years old)

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Canada Canada: Sandra Demontigny, a 46-year-old mother of three from Lévis, Que., was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease eight years ago and has been approved for a medically assisted death. 7

The Globe and Mail: Quebec’s advance-request MAID program offers a complicated example for other jurisdictions

Honduras Honduras: Demontigny became the face of the campaign to extend the right to die in Quebec after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. 8

La Prensa – high-circulation Honduran daily: La lucha de una mujer por el derecho a planear su muerte

United States United States: Sandra Demontigny played a pivotal role in lobbying for the change to allow medically assisted death in Quebec. 9

The New York Times: Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought to Expand Assisted Suicide in Quebec