Last year, my mum finally had a hysterectomy due to her endometriosis after years of disabling pain. In the months since, it’s become clear that I will likely be following. But, the care on offer for me so far has consisted of a suggestion to use the contraceptive pill. The kicker? I had a...
Whilst it might already have been clear that the UK government has not properly considered the rights of disabled people in the reforms of the Mental Health Act, the response it has recently given to questions from the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (U...