mentally disabled
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“Afghanistan is already struggling economically. If large sections of our future generation are physically or mentally disabled, how will our society be able to help them?” asks Dr Ghani.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
The judge expressed concerns about how the state would determine if an inmate is mentally disabled and whether the use of a three-drug mixture caused an unconstitutional amount of pain and suffering.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
Joey White, 64, is mentally disabled, his sister said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2022
Vitalik, 15, is a mentally disabled orphan who was evacuated together with 40 others from an orphanage for children with special needs in Zaturce, in western Ukraine, in the first weeks of the war.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Legal rulings empowered people with developmental disabilities to refuse treatment and created rights for the mentally disabled that made forced institutionalization much less common.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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