Annie Elainey | Suicide, Body Autonomy, and Ableism [CC] @theannieelainey | Uploaded September 2016 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
This is another rambly #LetsTalkTuesday where you get to watch my brain travel through thoughts and feelings as I try to figure out where to land. I am unsure where I'm going with this, but feel like it's important to acknowledge how ableism plays a role in this conversation. Ultimately body autonomy? 100%! But also think hard about how ableism makes it's appearance in discussions of suicide and assisted suicide/"dying with dignity, how many people de-value disabled lives to the point where they believe they are "better off dead"

Some reading related to the topic:
Wisconsin teen suffering genetic disease parties at prom thrown in her honor after she made the choice to die: nydailynews.com/news/national/teen-genetic-disease-enjoys-prom-assisted-suicide-article-1.2723198
Schaumburg mom out on bond after serving 72 days for killing disabled daughter: chicagotribune.com/suburbs/schaumburg-hoffman-estates/news/ct-mother-killed-disabled-daughter-prison-release-met-20160826-story.html
Mom Found Innocent: japancrush.com/2014/stories/mother-who-killed-disabled-daughter-found-innocent-of-murder.html
On Sagamihara: kpagination.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/actions-articles-and-statements-on-sagamihara-japan

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