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https://twitter.com/TabitaSurge/status/1672878967584333825The Times is lying about Gillick Competence here - they keep referring to a 16-year-old as Gillick Competent. 16-year-olds are not Gillick Competent - it only applies to children under the age of 16. Once you are 16, you just have all rights of privacy in healthcare.
https://twitter.com/FionasWriting/status/1664469408733954050The level of intent here is utterly horrifying. Using provocative 'questions' as engagement bait is one thing, but this is sinister beyond belief.
https://twitter.com/Danwhite1972/status/1664340438415712278I don't really have any words for how dark this is. It's been coming for a long time (despite some commentary, this is not the powers that be just now turning their eye on us - we've been in their sights for 20 years), but this escalation is extreme.
https://twitter.com/DWPgovuk/status/1648998758766575619CN: DWP
https://twitter.com/TabitaSurge/status/1648937569290158080CN: EDs
https://twitter.com/brokenbottleboy/status/1648544334424227840For most kids, outing them won't put them at risk of lethal harm. Most. Not all. For a large percentage of these children, it will result in them retreating into themselves until they can get out. Some will run away, putting them at risk of sexual exploitation.
https://twitter.com/IDA_CRPD_Forum/status/1647838635687813124There are speakers from Ukraine, Moldova and Indonesia, talking about war, refugees, climate disasters, and local upheaval. Examples include support going to internally displaced people, while disabled people who cannot evacuate/leave their homes at all can't access funds.
https://twitter.com/RefugeCharity/status/1634236325191663626First: a history of doing good things in public does not excuse harm done. That she's done a lot of good work in the abstract doesn't make it ok that she suddenly gave up on it when it was inconvenient.