Can the demented consent to medical assisted suicide?

From The Bridgehead, 

 A string of recent stories highlights the aggressive expansion of Canada’s culture of death, from a frail woman with dementia being euthanized in Ontario, a “secret euthanasia house” being set up in British Columbia, and Quebec proposing a “law of all laws” that would enshrine the right to both abortion and euthanasia...

... the elderly woman who was euthanized had a family member request the lethal injection on her behalf; the report noted that she needed assistance for all basic tasks, including eating. “At one point during her admission, Mrs. 6F reportedly expressed a ‘wish to die’ to a family member,” the report stated. “This was communicated to her care team, who initiated a referral for MAID. Mrs. 6F’s expression of a wish to die was interpreted by a family member as a potential request for MAID.”

Despite that initial statement—which was not necessarily a request, but “interpreted as one”—the woman decided not to be euthanized and was moved into long-term care. Four months later, “a family member initiated a re-referral for MAID.” The report noted that her suffering was exacerbated by her “dependency and cognitive decline.” As the Post summarized it: “The MAID provider assessed her eligibility over a single interaction, and with a family member present.” The provider stated that it was “clear she did not want to continue to live as she (was).”

The woman, however, could not even communicate clearly. She could not sign the consent form, despite an attempt; it is unclear if she knew what she was signing. The report noted that her repetition of a question from the provider and squeezing a hand “is not an indication of understanding or appreciating a healthcare decision,” especially considering her cognitive capabilities, and that the dependence on a family member illustrated “potential opportunity for undue influence.” The report emphasized that her consent was in question for multiple reasons. She was euthanized, nonetheless.

This was a case of murder, not "euthanasia." 

The BC Catholic, meanwhile, reported that the Toronto nonprofit “MAIDHouse” has opened a secret euthanasia facility in BC’s capital of Victoria (a similar facility was opened in Toronto in 2021). People come to MAID Houses on the day of their death to be killed; these facilities receive government funding and are recommended resources for the suffering. Victoria is already considered the “euthanasia capital of the world.” As the BC Catholic noted: “The furtive establishment of a standalone, private euthanasia house in Victoria has sparked criticism from pro-lifers and exposed yet another way in which medical assistance in dying is spreading throughout the country.” 

 Caring for a demented person is a very difficult thing. My mother had a long downhill course due to dementia being bedridden for several years before she died. She had good care at a Catholic facility after my father could no longer do the job. He moved into a adjacent assisted living apartment and was able to visit her every day. The love that we observed  and learned from him and from my mother's caregivers is so different from what the report above reveals about the family of the Canadian woman who was treated as a disposable object by them and the State.