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Lagstiftningen Om Psykiatrisk Tvångsvård Får Inte Diskriminera, Anna Nilsson, Moa Kindström Dahlin
Lagstiftningen Om Psykiatrisk Tvångsvård Får Inte Diskriminera, Anna Nilsson, Moa Kindström Dahlin
Anna Nilsson
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Who Gets To Decide? Right To Legal Capacity For Persons With Intellectual And Psychosocial Disabilities, Anna Nilsson
Who Gets To Decide? Right To Legal Capacity For Persons With Intellectual And Psychosocial Disabilities, Anna Nilsson
Anna Nilsson
The right of persons with disabilities to make choices about their lives and enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others is one of the most significant human rights issues in Europe today. Being recognised as someone who can make decisions is instrumental in taking control over one’s life and participating in society with others.
Having legal capacity enables us to choose where and with whom we want to live, to vote for the political party we prefer, to have our health care decisions respected, to control our own financial affairs and to have access to cinemas and other …