The Sexual Rights of <br />People With Disabilities
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The sexual rights of persons with disabilities should be the same as those for persons without disabilities. The federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 explicitly state that individuals with intellectual disability have the fundamental right to engage in meaningful relationships with others.
The rights of people with disabilities include the right to sexual expression, the right to privacy, the right to be informed about and have access to needed services including contraceptive counseling, medical care, genetic counseling, and sex counseling. They also have the right to choose one's marital status, the right to have or not to have children, and the right to make one's own decision and develop to one's fullest potential.
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