Governments have declared the practice a human rights violation. But they have made exceptions that are divisive among parents, doctors and social workers.
Tag: Abuse of the Disabled
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After Lewiston Shooting, Maine’s Deaf Community Seeks to Rise Above, Again
The attack, in which four of the 18 people killed were Deaf, resurfaced previous traumas and came after decades of efforts to be recognized.
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A 6-Year-Old Suffocated and Bus Monitor Didn’t Notice, Prosecutor Says
The girl, who was unable to speak, was in a wheelchair at the back of the bus, and the monitor had her earbuds in. A New Jersey prosecutor charged the woman with manslaughter.
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On the Front Line of a War Over Bullfighting Traditions
Opponents of Spain’s comic shows at bullfights by people with dwarfism say they are banned by a new law. But performers say the show must go on.
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Nursing Home Fraud Cost Taxpayers $83 Million, N.Y. Attorney General Says
The nursing homes illegally misused Medicare and Medicaid funds for personal enrichment and neglected patients, according to the New York attorney general, Letitia James.