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Center for Racial and Disability Justice
@crdjustice.bsky.social
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Promoting justice for people of color, people with disabilities, and individuals at the intersection of race & disability. Based at Northwestern Law. Reposts not endorsements. https://linktr.ee/nlawcrdj
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Blue background with the Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo and the heading “What Can You Do?” Text explains that safeguards must protect people, not institutions, and calls for transparency, data, and independent oversight rooted in disability and racial justice. Promotes the “10 Minutes a Day” resource and links to CRDJustice.org/MAiD.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Teal background with the header “False Choice.” Illustration of a distressed person surrounded by digital screens. Text states that it is not a real choice when people ask to die because society refuses to help them live, and that a system built on coercion cannot produce consent.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Blue background with the header “Economic Coercion Disguised as Consent.” Illustration of a person walking on a giant smartphone with digital forms around them. Text says that when people choose death because they can’t afford care, housing, or pain relief, it is economic coercion, not consent, and that MAiD creates a false sense of autonomy.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Teal background with the header “Technology Amplifies Bias.” Illustration of hands holding a laptop and phone showing different faces. Text explains that Canada uses algorithms to guide MAiD approvals, that AI learns from biased data, and that digital neutrality becomes digital ableism.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Blue background with the header “No Real Oversight.” Illustration of a person pushing away a wall of denial or rejected documents. Text states that oversight is minimal, data is self-reported, there is no external audit for mistakes or coercion, and families have no recourse. Oversight ends at the signature line.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Teal and blue background with the header “Illusion of Safeguards.” Illustration of a person standing in front of a large lock icon on a digital screen. Text describes how MAiD laws rely on “good faith” compliance, protect providers who follow paperwork, and use self-reported, not independently reviewed, data. It emphasizes that what is enforced is the form, not the truth.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Blue background with the header “Safeguards That Don’t Safeguard.” Illustration of a person in business attire walking on a tightrope above shark-infested water. Text explains that when medicine and law merge into one system of control, coercion hides in plain sight, and that no jurisdiction provides adequate or enforceable safeguards.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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MAiD promises safeguards, but the system relies on coercion, paperwork, and little oversight. Providers self-report, algorithms amplify bias, and people choose MAiD because they can’t afford care or housing. That isn’t consent—it’s economic coercion.

Learn more: CRDJustice.org/MAiD [1/8]
Blue background with large white number “4” and the words “Report Out: Coercion & Safeguard Erosion.” On the right is a picture of three people smiling and sitting together, with the title “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report” and the Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo.
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Health care shouldn’t depend on your job or being seen as “productive.” Linking care to employment reinforces racist and ableist inequities, shutting out disabled people & communities of color. Health justice means decoupling care from work.

Read the full blog: nlawcrdj.medium.com/health-justi...
Illustration of a diverse group of people standing before a bright city skyline and the Statue of Liberty. Two people hold a large banner that reads “HEALTH JUSTICE FOR ALL.” Below, a Medium preview card displays the title “Health Justice for All: Your Job Shouldn’t Decide If You Live” with the CRDJ logo in the top left corner.
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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A dark blue slide featuring the Center for Racial & Disability Justice logo and the header “What Can You Do?” White text explains that legalizing ableism normalizes discrimination, reshapes policy and medicine, and signals that some lives are less worth protecting. A logo for the Patients Rights Action Fund appears in the center. At the bottom, text reads “Learn more at CRDJustice.org/MAiD.” Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 10.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A teal slide with the heading “United Spinal Association et al v. State of Colorado.” A light blue text box describes disability-rights groups challenging Colorado’s End of Life Options Act, arguing it discriminates against disabled people by encouraging assisted suicide over equal access to care and violates Equal Protection and Due Process. A “Learn More” button appears at the bottom right. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 9.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A dark blue slide with the heading “United Spinal Association et al v. State of California.” A light blue text box summarizes a federal lawsuit challenging California’s End of Life Option Act, arguing it discriminates against disabled people and violates federal and constitutional protections. A “Learn More” button appears at the bottom right. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 8.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A teal slide titled “Law as a Vehicle for Bias.” White text states: “When legislation links ‘unbearable suffering’ or ‘loss of autonomy’ to disability, it codifies ableist judgments into law. What should be seen as social neglect is reframed as ‘rational consent.’” A circular icon divided into four law-related symbols appears at the top right. Social media icons at bottom. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 7.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A dark blue slide titled “From Bias to Structure.” White text reads: “Doctors already undervalue disabled lives. When those judgments decide who gets a lethal prescription, bias becomes law, not just opinion.” A small illustration of a head with abstract shapes appears at the top right. Social media icons at bottom. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 6.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A teal slide titled “Eugenics Redux” with an old eugenics illustration at the top. White text states: “Eugenic ideas never disappeared. They re-emerge whenever policy decides whose lives are ‘worth saving.’ MAiD laws risk reviving this logic under a juridico-medical label.” Social media icons at bottom. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 5.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A dark blue slide titled “Human Rights Violation.” Below, orange text reads “UN Experts Warn:” followed by white text explaining that when disability is treated as a reason for assisted death, it violates the right to life and equality, and MAiD creates a separate legal class whose deaths are sanctioned. An illustration of hands signing “human rights” with the text “Every human has rights” appears on the right. Social media icons at the bottom. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 4.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A teal slide titled “Framing Disability as Suffering.” Underneath, white text reads: “MAiD reframes disability itself as suffering. When society denies access, support, and care, it defines those failures as ‘personal tragedy’ … and calls death relief.” An illustration shows a person holding their head while shadowy ghost-like figures surround them. Social media icons appear at the bottom. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 3.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A dark blue slide with the heading “MAiD Legalizes Ableism.” Below, white text reads: “What’s framed as compassion is, in practice, the legalization of bias against disabled lives.” On the right is an illustration of people in discussion around a table. Social media icons appear at the bottom. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 2.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) reframes disability as “suffering,” treating disability as the problem and death as the solution. When society denies access, support, & care, those failures get labeled “personal tragedy,” and death becomes the relief.

Learn more: www.crdjustice.org/maid [1/10]
A blue slide with a large white “3” on the left and the words “Report Out” and “Legalizing Ableism” below it. On the right is an image of three people smiling and sitting on a porch, holding mugs. The text on the report cover reads “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Report” by Kate Caldwell, PhD. A white arrow icon is in a dark blue circle at the bottom right. Footer text: “CRDJustice.org | 1.”
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A faint, smoke-filled sky behind bold text. The slide states that protections must be matched with action, and accountability requires transparency, community involvement, and pressure on officials to implement disaster policies rapidly and equitably.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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An image of an orange sky filled with heavy smoke. Text explains that despite multiple legal protections, governments failed to activate them quickly, resulting in slow aid, coordination failures, overwhelmed resources, and inconsistent implementation across agencies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A photo of California firefighters walking along a hillside during an active wildfire. The “LAW ON PAPER” column references the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and the Disaster Mitigation Act. The “REALITY” column explains that California relied heavily on incarcerated firefighters and received support from Mexico before some U.S. states were able to deploy aid.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A close-up of bright orange flames. The slide has two sections: “LAW ON PAPER” lists California civil rights protections that prohibit discrimination during disaster relief, as well as state bills and executive orders aimed at protecting affected residents. “REALITY” describes how strong protections could not overcome stalled implementation and limited state capacity.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A photo of firefighters battling flames with hoses. The slide is divided into two columns: “LAW ON PAPER” notes the LA County Disaster Recovery Ordinance and a January 2025 CEQA-waiving executive order intended to speed rebuilding. “REALITY” notes that local systems were still overwhelmed, slowing implementation and delaying aid.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Orange flames burn behind residential homes as smoke fills the air. The slide is titled “When Disaster Hit at Entry Level.” Smaller text explains that extreme wildfires and strong winds hit LA in January 2025 and that although the city and county declared local emergencies to fast-track debris removal and hazard mitigation, the scale of damage still overwhelmed local resources.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM