Article 5KST2 After Britney Spears testimony, lawmakers push changes to conservatorship laws

After Britney Spears testimony, lawmakers push changes to conservatorship laws

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Sam Levin in Los Angeles
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Disability rights activists say proposed reforms don't go far enough and that flaws in the system trap people in abusive arrangements

Last week, Britney Spears testified in court about the conservatorship that has long controlled her life, and noted there were a thousand people stuck in abusive" arrangements like hers.

In California, lawmakers have responded to the international outcry about the singer's peculiar legal arrangement with proposed reforms that aim to expand the rights and due process of people in conservatorships.

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