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The study, carried out by the Washington-based group Disability Rights International, found that 42% of the women interviewed had been pressured by their families and health professionals into being sterilised, with some subjected to operations without their knowledge. The women’s disabilities include depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
It also revealed that 43% of the sample reported suffering some form of emotional or physical abuse during visits to gynaecologists, ranging from hurtful comments to rape.
“These are egregious human rights violations perpetrated against women with disabilities,” said Priscila Rodríguez, who headed the study. “They are violations of sexual and reproductive rights that have long been ignored.”