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Julia Métraux
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@MotherJones reporter covering disability • Alum @UCBSoJ • she/her • Say hello: jmetraux@motherjones.com
Sep 16, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Keto was made for kids with epilepsy, so why on earth is it advertised losing weight? For @damemagazine, I wrote about how dangerous it has been for medical diets to be mainstreamed as “weight loss” solutions. damemagazine.com/2022/09/16/med… Diet culture is bad, and medical diets, which can be helpful for specific chronic health issues, can open doors to another deadly problem: Eating disorders.
Jun 16, 2022 • 19 tweets • 21 min read
CW: MAID

"They make euthanasia in Canada sound like agency," @KristaCarrNB of @InclusionCA said about how medical assistance in dying is being used in Canada. Experts are concerned that medical assistance in dying is being offered as a solution to inaccessibility/wait for care. @KristaCarrNB @InclusionCA @KerriJoffe said MAID now operates in Canada with the assumption that disabled lives are "less valuable than others." "
Jun 15, 2022 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
cw: mental health

Need people to realize that many people with aggressive chronic illnesses are passively suicidal due to symptoms/access issues, and messaging re COVID that are lives aren't worth protecting is creating a very dangerous environment for our mental health. I don't want anything to push me over the edge, but society makes me feel like a burden and it sucks.