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ARRRGGHHHH that is the only thing that i can think of when I hear these
kinds of things!
I mean holy hell, there are many able-bodied folks who should never have
kids! ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrr
mag
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Please ask your Congressperson to vote FOR the MICASSA bill, this
will allow medicaid funds to pay for community supports
instead of isolating the person in a nursing home or institution.
HR 910 is the bill number
Senate version of MiCASSA (S 401).
Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
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> [Original Message]
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 5/11/2005 4:04:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Reproductive freedom
>
> In a message dated 5/11/2005 4:51:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Bobby,
>
> That's what I'm looking for - how widespread is that "backward
> thinking?" I'd hope that as an officially sanctioned state policy, that
> sterilization would be almost impossible, but the act of "putting
> pressure" on people to influence decisions of this type is something
> that needs to be addressed.
>
> "I have heard of cases of disabled persons getting married with a
> stipulation of one or the other parties being sterilized." =20
>
> This is an area that I think would really be worth investigating. =20
>
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>
> This request for me to be sterilized was 4 years ago. Sherry was
sterilized
> again after Susan was born.
>
> I'm hoping that when Lorri and I get married that we don't have this
> problem. I have a decent paying job. I'm not on any welfare programs
other than
> WIC so income should not be a problem. Lorri is working on a degree so
the
> question of her mental capabilities is not going to be an issue.
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