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Subject: WWDA's Sterlisation Report - Info
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 14:38:07 +1000
From: "Carolyn Frohmader \(WWDA\)" <[log in to unmask]>
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"Moving Forward" - Sterilisation and Reproductive Health Of Women and
Girls with Disabilities
Published by Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), July 2001
ISBN No: 0 9585269 5 8
"Moving Forward" - Sterilisation and Reproductive Health Of Women and
Girls with Disabilities, is the culmination of a National Project
conducted by Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) during 2001. The
report provides a context for the discussion of sterilisation and
reproductive health of women and girls with disabilities. It:
: explores the assumptions made in discussing the issues and examines
how they come to manifest themselves in the denial of human rights to
bodily integrity and rights to reproductive choice and parenting;
: examines the major issues in the debate around sterilisation of girls
and women with disabilities and reports on developments both in
Australian and internationally;
: outlines significant issues in reproductive health for women with
disabilities.
"Moving Forward" gives a voice to the many women who have experienced
sterilisation against their will and who have been denied their right to
reproductive choice and parenting. The report reflects the experiences
and perspectives of women and girls with disabilities in reporting on
the National Forum on Sterilisation and Reproductive Health for Women
and Girls with Disabilities held in Sydney in February 2001. It also
contains the proceedings of the Sterilisation and Reproductive Health
Special Interest Group, which was convened by WWDA at the Disability
With Attitude International Conference (Sydney 2001). The report
contains a thought provoking paper by Professor Adrienne Asch (USA)
entitled "Sterilisation, Reproduction and Parenthood for Women and Girls
With Disabilities". This paper advocates new ways of thinking about
sterilisation, reproduction and parenting for women and girls with
disabilities. The Report discusses issues of advocacy, policy, and
practice for service providers, academics and people with disabilities.
"Moving Forward" also outlines WWDA’s recommendations in seven key areas
aimed at redressing the past and creating a coordinated and consultative
process for progressing the issue into the future in a way that holds
the human rights of women and girls with disabilities as paramount.
The Report is available in hard copy, Rich Text format, and PDF format.
Price: $55 waged $25 unwaged
N.B. Price includes GST and postage and handling costs within Australia.
Copies of "Moving Forward" can be obtained by phoning or emailing:
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
PO Box 605 Rosny Park 7018 Tasmania
Ph: (03) 62448288 or (03) 62535104 Mobile: 0407 301 746
Fax: (03) 62448255
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.wwda.org.au
ABN: 23 627 650 121
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