Persons with Disabilities and their Sexual, Reproductive and Parenting Rights: An International and Comparative Analysis

Persons with disabilities experience inequalities in reproductive and parenting rights. This article begins with an overview of sexual and parenting rights regarding disabled peoples. The author specifically focuses on the frequency of sterilization amongst disabled populations, and the reasons, provided from multiple different populations, used to justify these procedures. Next, the article examines the obligations of various nations regarding rights to access to reproductive health. Finally, the article concludes by pressing the need for future research to examine the complex issues surrounding the reproductive rights of disabled peoples.