coerced treatment

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>  > >Segregation is the historical reality for disabled persons, and not
>>  >coincidentally the proliferation of institutions coincides with the
>>  >rise of capitalism.
>>  >Marta
>>
>>  That makes sense, but in that case, our argument would be _for_ home
>>  care necessary for assisted living, directly or indirectly provided
>>  by the state, & improvement of it for both disabled persons &
>>  care-giving workers.  Clarifying what disabled persons & care-giving
>>  workers need helps us better than a broad-brush criticism of the
>>  medical profession tout court.
>>
>>  Yoshie
>========
>Ah, but we've just displaced the coercion; for we are saying that some
>'home' must assume responsibility/liability  for the care of disabled
>citizens and this becomes problematic if said citizens are nonetheless
>capable of exercising their liberty to refuse treatment and shelter.
>
>Ian

By home care I don't mean that the disabled will be taken care of by 
their family members.  Most likely, many adult disabled individuals 
desire to live independently -- alone or with friends or with 
partners -- of their family members, just as many adult non-disabled 
individuals do so.

If you have an alternative in your mind, you might tell us.

Yoshie