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Legislators who want to make medically assisted dying easier for persons with disabilities don’t know the lived realities of disability

  • Amidst a pandemic that has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, poor, and disabled communities, we’ve barely heard a word about disability issues from our federal
Opinion | BY SARAH JAMA | February 3, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced Bill C-7 in October. Legislators have no real, grounded understanding of how prevalent systemic ableism is in our communities. If they understood this, they would understand that to be disabled and poor in Canada is often to entertain suicidality on a daily basis, writes Sarah Jama. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legislators who want to make medically assisted dying easier for persons with disabilities don’t know the lived realities of disability

Opinion | BY SARAH JAMA | February 3, 2021
  • Amidst a pandemic that has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, poor, and disabled communities, we’ve barely heard a word about disability issues from our federal

Legislators who want to make medically assisted dying easier for persons with disabilities don’t know the lived realities of disability

Opinion | BY SARAH JAMA | February 3, 2021
  • Amidst a pandemic that has disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, poor, and disabled communities, we’ve barely heard a word about disability issues from our federal
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced Bill C-7 in October. Legislators have no real, grounded understanding of how prevalent systemic ableism is in our communities. If they understood this, they would understand that to be disabled and poor in Canada is often to entertain suicidality on a daily basis, writes Sarah Jama. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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