Disability In MAGA Land – August 21, 2026

We call our news highlight program Disability in MAGA Land. That’s because, frankly, the news for people with disabilities these days is almost completely related to bad decisions by the right-wing Trump Administration. But sometimes… Sometimes, we see the world differently than many other lefty KPFA listeners and programmers. In this program for instance, we join Canadian conservatives to raise an alarm about a plan to enlarge those who are eligible for Physician Assisted Suicide. And, in another item, we see how disability rights can intersect with abortion rights in a peculiar way. Listen to these and other news highlights from the Disability Community. Tell us what you think at [email protected]   Produced by Eddie Ytuarte.  Hosted by Eddie Ytuarte and Adrienne Lauby. First Disability Pride March in New York City, {Photo courtesy of United Nations)       Sources and Other Information about today’s stories: Program transcript coming soon. Disability Justice and Palestine https://uptonrebecca.substack.com/p/disability-justice-and-palestine Rebecca Upton recommends the following organizations to support and/or follow: HEAL Palestine The Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children Disability Divest Disability Justice for Palestine Collective Article Footnotes: Beutels, F., & Verhoeven, M. (2025). Contextualizing disability: Settler-colonial power and the production of impairment in Palestine. DiGeSt – Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.21825/digest.95437 Goodarzi, H., Badri, T., & Javadzadeh, H. R. (2023). War, forced displacement, and lack of healthcare in the Gaza Strip. Trauma Monthly, 28(5), 945-946. doi.org/10.30491/tm.2023.427311.1665 Hamamra, B., Mahamid, F., & Mayaleh, A. (2025). Childhood under siege: Battling malnutrition, disease, and despair during genocide in Gaza. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 44(1), 321. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00321-y Sen, S., & Asi, Y. (2024). Coming to terms: Gaza and disability. Disability & Society. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1002/nad.12187   Surrogate mother gives birth over “parents objection”  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/surrogate-mother-texas-gives-birth https://abc13.com/story/mckenna-west-surrogates-fight-parental-rights-dallas-could-discourage-surrogacy-use-texas-lawyers-say/19702274/   Canada May Allow Mentally Disabled People Medical Assistance To Die   https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/maid-mental-illness-canada-9.7240830 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/maid-mental-disorder-committee-report-government-9.7238589   California Strengthens Hate Crime Protection https://thearcca.org/news-room/press-releases/ Photo from: https://www.pickpik.com/hospice-wrinkled-hand-elderly-old-senior-patient-110996 Trump Withholds Billions from California https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VKs61x5FxE https://healthlaw.org/news/californias-final-2026-2027-budget-delays-the-worst-medi-cal-cuts-but-still-harms-millions-of-californians/ Cat Training Helps Kids With Disabilities – and Their Cats  https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/16/14/2133 The post Disability In MAGA Land – August 21, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.