CRPD

Ratifying the CRPD is Symbolic, but Crucial to Inclusion

Ratifying the CRPD is Symbolic, but Crucial to Inclusion

It is high time to dispense with the fear that ratification of the CRPD will somehow lead to a disintegration of U.S. sovereignty. Ratification of the CRPD is uncontroversial and can only have positive effects for individuals with disabilities and advocates for disability rights both in the United States and the international community. It should be ratified and enforced in the United States.  

Forced Sterilization: Why Three Generations of Antiquated Law is Enough

Forced Sterilization: Why Three Generations of Antiquated Law is Enough

Despite the international prohibition on this practice, the United States is guided by a 1927 case that permits forced sterilization of individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the involuntary sterilization of the allegedly mentally disabled in Buck v. Bell.