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posted by [identity profile] 1ngi.livejournal.com at 09:12pm on 14/06/2011
"I worry that there's some unexamined ableism here; the idea that if one is dependent on someone else for one's physical needs, one's life isn't worth living seems disturbing."

Very very disturbing.

I would like to choose my own death, but absolutely not at the risk of giving such a final solution to a culture who largely see disability as a burden. You might find this article interesting: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-why-the-disabled-fear-assisted-suicide-2297116.html
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posted by [identity profile] tamsinj.livejournal.com at 10:11pm on 14/06/2011
The thing that struck me about that article was that it only focused on the physical. No comment about someone knowing their brain is failing.
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posted by [identity profile] ptc24.livejournal.com at 08:18am on 15/06/2011
That headline contains one of my pet gripes: "The Disabled". I always want to say: "Please clarify. Do you mean: All people with disabilities, most people with disabilities, or some people with disabilities?"
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