Women with Disability and Reproductive Rights
Deconstructing Discourses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10940223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shubhangi Vaidya (Indira Gandhi National Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 517-533 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0049085715602787 |
| OpenAlex | W2340051878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article examines the experiences of disabled women in the context of sexuality and motherhood. Disability is a highly stigmatised identity and women with disability are viewed as asexual, dependent, in need of care, and therefore incapable of performing the culturally approved ‘womanly’ role of a sexual partner and nurturing mother. This article cites a range of cross-cultural studies that demonstrate how disabled women engage with sexuality and procreation. It examines how patriarchal social structures regulate the sexuality and fertility of women with disabilities and define and construct their humanity and personhood. It argues for a nuanced approach that respects the rights of women with disabilities to bodily integrity and personal dignity and at the same time takes cognisance of their need for support and assistance while making decisions about their bodies and lives
Aesthetics · CITES · Construct (python library · Context (archaeology · Dignity · Disabled people · Human sexuality · Humanity · Identity (music · Intellectual disability · Personhood · Political science · Sociology · Disability Rights and Representation · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Psychology
Sexuality on Screen
AI and digital assistive technologies and reproductive rights among women with disabilities in Egypt
Protecting the Invisible
Uncovering Reproductive Injustice Toward Women With Disabilities
“A Life Without Desire?”
Still waters run deep
Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Africa
‘You’re disabled, why did you have sex in the first place?’ An intersectional analysis of experiences of disabled women with regard to their sexual and reproductive health and rights in Gujarat State, India
Intersectional discrimination against women and girls with disabilities in educational opportunities in India
Physical barriers in access to public reproductive healthcare services of women with physical disabilities in Vietnam
Women’s experiences of accessing individualized disability supports
Disability, Gender, and the Trajectories of Power
Inner World
Exploring Constructs of Intellectual Disability and Personhood in Haryana and Delhi
Sameness and Difference
The Inner World of Adolescent Girls with Hearing Impairment
Disability, Gender and Society
Disabled Women and Reproductive Rights
Doing Motherhood
The silence is roaring’
Performing motherhood in a disablist world
Disabled Women
Negotiating Gender and Disability in Rural Haryana
Mental health from a gender perspective
Mental Health of Indian Women
Creating a Space for Absent Voices
| Citations per year | 1.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |