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UPDATE: After 13 years, Britney鈥檚 conservatorship finally ended in November 2021, restoring her right to make decisions about her own life. But there are still over 1 million people with disabilities living under some form of conservatorship or guardianship in the U.S. 鈥� people who deserve access to their civil liberties, too.

In honor of Disability Pride Month, we鈥檙e devoting a few episodes to disability rights, starting with a look at conservatorships. Conservatorships are a court-sanctioned way to strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties. The system of conservatorships has gained media attention through the case of Britney Spears.

What many have learned through Britney鈥檚 story is that under conservatorships, you often can鈥檛 spend your own money; you can鈥檛 choose your own doctors; you can鈥檛 control your medical care. You can鈥檛 even choose where you live or whom you spend your time with.

And while Britney鈥檚 case has catapulted conservatorship into public consciousness, Britney鈥檚 case is not the exception. Over one million other Americans with disabilities live under some form of conservatorship or guardianship.

Zoe Brennan-Krohn, staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Disability Rights Project, joins us to discuss the implications of conservatorship, for Britney and for many others.