Suicidal tendencies: will the disabled fall victim to the "right to die?"
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The growing strength of advocates for doctor-assisted suicide should scare disabled individuals because they could become the next target. Many regard the handicapped as living less than full lives and this thinking could encourage the move towards making euthanasia a normal medical practice.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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Beware the super senior myth
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The prospect of growing old has become synonymous with either disability or extraordinary achievement. However, society's increasingly heightened expectations of senior citizens is unrealistic. Talent, wisdom and power are all subject to the ravages of time.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1999
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Heroes and holy innocents
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Movie theaters and films have been made accessible to the handicapped. However, the way they are portrayed is still far from the truth. Hollywood still perpetuates stereotypes and has shaped mainstream perception of disabled people.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1996
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