Sanism
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Sanism is " an irrational prejudice of the same quality and character of other irrational prejudices that cause (and are reflected in) prevailing social attitudes of racism, sexism, homophobia, and ethinic bigotry," that "infects our both our jurisprudence and our lawyering practices." See e.g., Michael L. Perlin, " Things Have Changed: Looking at Non-institutional Mental Disability Law Through the Sanism Filter, 46 New York Law School Review 535,539 (2002-2003)
