#BillC7

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

Really appreciate the complexity, layers and nuance this writer fit into a very short piece that includes the important difference between being fat and poor and being fat and not

DisAbled Women's Network of Canada

DAWNRAFHCanada

Over the past month, the #disability community and politicians have been head-to-head discussing the expedited changes to #MAiD, but what exactly is happening? Why are people with disabilities so distressed

Trudo Lemmens

TrudoLemmens

[1] Three UN Special Rapporteurs/Experts Human Rights express grave concern to Canadian Gov re violation of #equality & #righttolife persons with disabilities & older persons + procedural violation by inadequate

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

I suspect most people even if inclined to support #BillC7 would agree that before MAiD should be expanded we should be certain the current law is properly managed and monitored.

Q. Anthony (FKA Andray Domise)

andraydomise

This might be the most personal and deeply uncomfortable op-ed I've ever written, and I'm appalled it was necessary to do so.Canada is, once again, proposing eugenics as a solution

Shay Erlich

Shay_Erlich

Disabled people often have full clarity about how the world sees disabled people and disability. If a disabled person ever tells you that the world wants them dead, the only

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

Canadians NEED to read this and know YES It does happen in Canada and now consider this context in terms of #BillC7 https://twitter.com/ConnConnection/status/1338616344716083200 "He said intubating her was a matter

Eleni Nicolaides

e_nicolaides

I've read all the available House and committee transcripts on #BillC7, and this is the problem:https://twitter.com/EmmMacfarlane/status/1334579172451250177 Basically, there are the actual MAID assessors and providers who tell you, base

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

House is debating #BillC7 right now.https://www.cpac.ca/en/ Nelly Shin MP points out that the 10 day waiting period could already be waived under the existing legislation (without adding Bill C7)- it

Sonja Physical Distancing Social Cohesion B

UBC_SB

cw: assisted death, eugenics, HolocaustI've seen few MDs in my immediate vicinity speaking about #BillC7, the bill to expand access to MAiD to individuals who's death is not imminently foreseeable.I

🥄ON HIATUS

Sarah_Colero

Front page of @TorontoStar – they have the one disabled person with internalized ableism issues to interview on the benefits of MAiD.This one man, Ron Ponso, is someone politicians use

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

So I got a reply from one of the senators I wrote to on #BillC7 L’Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond replied. Nothing specific but they are definitely hearing from us and

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

I woke up from a nightmare and all I can think about is the ways in which evil happens. I know for a fact that precious little discussion or thought

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

Some ‘sorry’ is rooted in, relies on, and a reflection of, Canada’s brand of ableism. An enormous aspect of being disabled in Canada is being sorry you exist & your

G Peters ♿️ It's still a pandemic btw.

mssinenomine

Let's talk honestly about "informed consent." Someone with decades of training gives someone with none advice usually packed into 1-3 mins. Huge amount is based on trust. Huge potential for

Heather Morgan (she/her)👩‍🦼🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦

poweredbylove2

For those who follow me outside of the disability world/Canada/both:Canada is currently having a discussion about Medically Assisted Suicide or #MAiD with #BillC7During a pandemic.While cutting/underfunding support for disabled services/inc

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