…e.g., Erika F. King, Outpatient Civil Commitment in North Carolina: Constitutional and Policy Concerns, 58 Law and Contemporary Problems 2, 251-281, 270 n. 113 (1995) (“judges in North Carolina uphold…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Medical Treatment Medical Treatment Question 1: We recognize that the line between disabilities may in some cases be more difficult to draw…
For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg Center. We have another chance…
For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg Center. We have another chance…
…sympathy for the mother. They called her George’s “guardian angel.” They said no one should judge her unless they had walked in her shoes. They said that it wasn’t wrong…
…passed at the subcommittee level. If this rider goes into effect, it would stop the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from banning the electric shock devices used at the Judge…
…who just couldn’t take it, who just weren’t strong enough to keep from killing us. How could we dare to judge? How could we ever understand the enormous sacrifice a…
What’s happening at the Judge Rotenberg Center? People with disabilities, ASAN, and our allies are fighting to end the use of electric shock devices for behavior modification at the Judge…
…you does not have to be a lawyer. You can take this power away at any time. A power of attorney form does not work if a judge decides you…
…guardianship. The guardian makes their decisions. A judge in a court must decide to give someone guardianship. The judge can usually give the guardian different kinds of guardianship. Full guardianship…
