Our position
- Sexual and reproductive health rights are fundamental human rights.
- The discrimination of women* with disabilities in areas of sexual and reproductive health rights is in violation of multiple provisions of the CRPD.
- Women* with disabilities have the right to make free and informed choices about their bodies, sexual health, reproductive health, intimate and emotional relationships, and parenting.
- Sexual and reproductive health rights include the right for all couples and individuals to found and maintain a family. This includes the right to and access to the information and means to do so.
- Women* with disabilities have the right to sexual pleasure, expression, relationships, equity, privacy, freedom, autonomy, and self-determination.
- Comprehensive sexuality education materials, as well as information on sexual and reproductive health must be made available to women* to with disability in accessible formats.
- WWDACT opposes the use of forced sterilization, abortion, and contraception – which constitute violence against women* with disability – in the ACT
- The forced removal of children because of their mother’s disability is a violation of fundamental human rights.
- When required, women* with disabilities must be provided with the supports needed to make their own decisions about their body without third-party interference.
You can learn more by reading our position statement linked below.