
What Next - #FreeBritney Is Just the Beginning
Once someone is placed under a guardianship like Spears,’ it’s almost impossible to get out.
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Pop star Britney Spears spoke out in court last week about the conservatorship she’s been under for 13 years, shedding light on all the restrictions she’s lived under. In doing so, Spears opened up a world rarely-seen outside of courtrooms and the reality for an estimated 1.3 million people living under a court-ordered guardianship.
Guest: Sara Luterman, freelance journalist covering disability policy, politics and culture.
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