HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) The government intends to abolish a law requiring disabled people to pay part of public services expenses and to seek an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs who filed suits to challenge its legitimacy.
During a hearing Thursday for the trial over the Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act at the Hiroshima District Court, the state asked the plaintiffs to grant it three months to repeal the act and review the related lawsuits.
The plaintiffs said they would weigh the proposal.
They are part of a group of about 60 people with disabilities who have filed lawsuits against the central and local governments across the country since last October, arguing the law under which they are charged 10 percent of the expenses of public services they receive violates their right to live as guaranteed by the Constitution.