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Alberta used to perform forced sterilization upon people with physical and mental disabilities. I don’t want the government going near people for their own good

• tempguy9999 7y ago
  I don't agree. Your absolute statement of denial is to me as dangerous as an absolute endorsement of gov't involvement. Read this <https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/11/nathan-filer-schizophrenia> https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/11/nathan-filer-s... Extract, slightly edited: " A colleague of mine explained his options, such as they were. But that’s the bit that stayed with me. "Do I have to beg you? [he had asked]" It’s why I struggled to keep my hands from shaking as he was eventually held down on his bed and I administered the injection. He didn’t put up a fight. We weren’t preventing and managing violence and aggression. From Amit’s perspective, I don’t doubt we were perpetrating it. In that moment, however good my intentions, I was knowingly participating in his suffering. " Read the story. I feel that it's likely they were doing the right thing, even against the patient's will. If that were me I'd probably agree, though not at the time (thank god that's not my life, I count myself so lucky). But taking your question in a different direction, what would you prefer, that the government does not get involved in such cases? That we leave it to, say, private (profit-driven) companies? Fuck no, never.