mayisir

Can you explain some of the decisions that hospitals and governments are making in regards to the disabled population during this epidemic. I have seen in some places that they are allowing hospitals to remove someone's own ventilator that they may have arrived with and use it on other patients. I've read claims from the disability community that many hospital are inaccessible, and are not providing the same level of care to disabled peoples, especially those without an advocate. Where does ethics come in for those at risk? Are people with preconsisting conditions being deprioritized?

Many disability rights activists find it unjust for governments to be pushing policies for assisted suicide, when those same governments refuse to improve or invest in basic health care needs and environmental needs for people with disabilities. Have you reached out to disability rights activists for their stories as well? What are your options on this from the perspective of people with disabilities who are being systematically targeted by the US government? Do you think that government should continue assisted suicide policies when there still seems to be lots of presumptions about people with disabilities and ableist rhetoric around what living a fulfilling life is http://cdrnys.org/assisted-suicide-resources/