www.disabilitynewsservice.com/election-2017-tory-disability-minister-endorses-forced-institutionalisation/
“The decision about whether to institutionalise somebody against their will is rightly a matter for medical professionals, and decisions should be made on the grounds of individual safety and health.” Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Disabled People.
This would even be if the person concerned has the mental capacity to make such decisions for themselves. Therefore the person would be forcibly institutionalised.
Surely this can't be right. If a person is unable to make the decision then it's going to be by someone else but if they have the ability to make the decision there are no grounds for ignoring their wishes.
This reminds me of something I saw and overheard the other day. We were in some public gardens when a group of people with special needs and their carers came by. There were five people. It was obvious that four of them had learning needs but the fifth was different. He was in a wheelchair but didn't have learning needs. You could see from his face that he was livid. As they pushed him closer we heard him say, "I told you I didn't want to come out today. I had other things I wanted to do. You have forced me to come out against my will. This infringes my human rights. You're supposed to be my carers. You're supposed to fit around my wants and needs. You're not supposed to force me to do whatever it is you fancy doing." The carers just laughed and chatted between themselves.
Is this what other disabled people have to look forward to under the Conservatives?
This isn't a political post although I admit it mentions the Conservatives.
I want to know if anyone thinks it's OK to forcibly institutionalise people.
