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II POLICY 'A RIGHT TO LIFE'
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II POLICY 'A RIGHT TO LIFE'
[Last updated Thursday, January 24, 2008]
Article 10 of the Convention specifically protects the Right to Life and states:
States Parties reaffirm that every human being has the inherent right to life and shall take all necessary measures to ensure its effective enjoyment by persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.
In order to provide guidance on implementation of Article 10, Inclusion International has adopted the following policy.
In solidarity with Persons with an Intellectual Disability Inclusion International:
1. Affirms the value, dignity and worth of all people including those with an intellectual disability.
2. Advocates for the ethical and moral questions concerning prenatal testing and genetic engineering to be addressed both at the international and national level. Persons with intellectual disabilities and their families must be part of this debate and decision-making.
3. Stresses the need for appropriate information, counselling and support services for parents when a disability is found to be present during pregnancy. This is to include information on the value, dignity and worth of persons with disabilities.
4. Calls for greater education on disability awareness for parents and for those health professionals who are involved at either the prenatal or postnatal stages of childbirth.
5. Advocates for improved early intervention services for disability so that parents will be aware of the assistance that can be made available if their child is born with a disability.
6. Demands that the presence of a disability during pregnancy must never become automatic justification for termination. Dowload the policy
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