When Bureaucracy and Policy Leave Ethics Behind: Our Nineteen-Day Battle with Alberta Health Services to Save Our (Independent) Lives

Authors

  • Heidi Janz Adjunct Professor, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v2i3.103

Keywords:

Independent Living, Advocacy, Human Rights, Alison Redford

Abstract

When Bureaucracy and Policy Leave Ethics Behind: Our Nineteen-Day Battle with Alberta Health Services to Save Our (Independent) Lives

Author Biography

Heidi Janz, Adjunct Professor, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta

Heidi Janz, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta

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How to Cite

Janz, H. (2013). When Bureaucracy and Policy Leave Ethics Behind: Our Nineteen-Day Battle with Alberta Health Services to Save Our (Independent) Lives. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 2(3), 126–134. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v2i3.103

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Commentary

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