tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post5823029711127662345..comments2024-02-27T12:03:02.477-05:00Comments on Ruth Harrigan Artist: What a burden: wrongful birth lawsuitsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-63202155545570095302009-06-15T14:23:31.576-04:002009-06-15T14:23:31.576-04:00very true AND very sad. thanks for your comment.very true AND very sad. thanks for your comment.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-9112170691072666422009-06-15T14:18:39.823-04:002009-06-15T14:18:39.823-04:00It's the utilitarian, (in Europe) and the '...It's the utilitarian, (in Europe) and the 'Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps (in America) mindsets that are allowing a perception (that should have been modified long long ago, that:<br /><br />1. People with disabilities are burdens.<br /><br />2. If the 'burden' reaches a tipping point, which varies by family or support system, institutionalize the burdensome thus moving them into the saddest deadliest category of all...<br /><br />"Out of sight out of mind."imfunnytoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942406430628029505noreply@blogger.com