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Twice Abandoned: The Disabled and Institutionalized in the Russo-Ukrainian War
by Kristina Artuković — During the 2014 war in Ukraine, Disability Rights International (DRI) conducted an investigation into the...
Mar 8, 20224 min read
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Keep Ableism Out of Your Conversations about Prenatal Testing
by Sophie Trist — The New York Times rang in the new year by releasing its findings that many popular prenatal genetic tests are...
Jan 6, 20224 min read
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On (Ine)Quality of Life
by Kristina Artuković — People with a health condition, chronic illness or disability — even people like me, who have a child with a...
Dec 25, 20218 min read
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Eugenics: How Did It Start?
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Dr. Laura Rivard of the University of San Diego, founder of Genetics Generation, makes an excellent point in...
Dec 13, 20213 min read
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Eugenics Is Not the Answer
America has an abhorrent, and often overlooked, history of eugenics practices. It has been present since the early 1900’s.
Feb 17, 20203 min read
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On Down Syndrome and Abortion
by Stephanie Hauer — An in-utero diagnosis of Down syndrome is dangerous. If a doctor predicts that a baby has Down syndrome, that...
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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Contemporary Eugenics in US Prisons
By Aimee Murphy — Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series on forced sterilization of incarcerated humans. It is also part of our...
Aug 23, 20184 min read
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Assisted Suicide: The Social Justice Perspective from #LPJ17
Assisted suicide has been on my mind ever since Washington DC took steps to legalize the act in 2016. The fact that it wasn’t on my radar...
Nov 9, 20174 min read
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