The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | disapprobation

disapprobation •(ˌ)dis-ˌa-prə-ˈbā-shən• noun

: an expression of robust disapproval pronouncing as incorrect or morally culpable

The word disapprobation has appeared in two New York Instances articles or blog posts in the previous yr, including on Dec. 8 in the Opinion piece “Shameful Profiling of the Mentally Ill” by Andrew Solomon:

A Canadian woman was denied entry to the United States final month because she had been hospitalized for depression in 2012. Ellen Richardson could not go to, she was advised, unless of course she obtained “medical clearance” from one particular of three Toronto medical doctors accredited by the Department of Homeland Security. Endorsement by her very own psychiatrist, which she could presumably have obtained more efficiently, “would not suffice.” She had been en route to New York, in which she had intended to board a cruise to the Caribbean.

… The border agent advised her he was acting in accordance with the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, Segment 212, which makes it possible for patrols to block men and women from going to the United States if they have a bodily or mental disorder that threatens anyone’s “property, security or welfare.” The Star reported that the agent developed a signed document stating that Ms. Richardson would require a medical evaluation due to the fact of her “mental illness episode.” A spokeswoman for United States Customs and Border Protection informed the Star that the agency was prohibited from discussing distinct instances simply because of privacy laws.

… Ms. Richardson, who attempted suicide in 2001 and as a outcome is paraplegic, has asserted that she has had proper treatment method, and that she now has a fulfilling, purposeful existence. We need to applaud folks who get therapy and control to live deeply regardless of their difficulties. It is each humane and in our self-curiosity to ensure that as a lot of people as attainable avail themselves, without governmental disapprobation, of the array of supports that might assist them. The president requirements to communicate out against Area 212 as he did towards the H.I.V. ban and to put to rest the concept that people with psychological overall health situations who pose no danger are unwelcome in our nation.

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | disapprobation