engaging and participating in the decision-making process for decisions that affect you having a full range of options available when decisions are made, not a simple yes or no option (or, in extreme cases, the "Accept it or leave" option) having agency over one's own body, relationships and life being able to express needs, opinions, desires and boundaries having access to the information that materially affects your relationship, person, safety or security being able to propose alternatives having the ability to object to, and open negotiations about, rules, agreements or structures of the
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