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<\/p>\n3rd December 2016
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Today, on December 3, the UN celebrates the International Day of\u00a0<\/strong>Persons with Disabilities.<\/strong>\u00a0The theme for this year\u2019s International Day is\u00a0\u201cAchieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want<\/em>\u201d<\/a>. This theme notes the recent adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of these goals in building a more inclusive and equitable world for persons with disabilities. This year\u2019s objectives include assessing the current status of the\u00a0Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/a>\u00a0(CRPD) and SDGs and laying the foundation for a future of greater inclusion for persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n The Reproductive Health Training Center in the Republic of Moldova<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is celebrating this important day by launching the report \u201cAssessing the issues confronting women and girls with locomotor disability in Moldova in exercising their sexual and reproductive rights\u201d<\/em>. The report is the outcome of the activities conducted during the project \u201cAll Equal, All Healthy: Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities in Moldova to Exercise their Sexual and Reproductive Rights\u201d \/<\/em>\u201dTo\u021bi egali, to\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i: Abilitarea femeilor \u0219i fetelor cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi din Moldova s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i exercite drepturile sexuale \u0219i reproductive\u201d<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0The project is funded by the Embassy of Finland in Bucharest, as part of the Fund for Local Cooperation and is carried out between July 2016 and June 2017.<\/p>\n Persons with a disability must be able to enjoy all sexual and reproductive rights guaranteed by international legal instruments and national policies. By ratifying the UN human rights conventions, especially the\u00a0Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/a>, the Republic of Moldova has assumed their responsibility to ensure the enactment and guarantee of the observance of the rights of people with disabilities \u2013 including sexual and reproductive rights.<\/p>\n The total number of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova is 184.3 thousand, according to the National Statistical Bureau (BNS[1]<\/a>\u00a0) which represents 5.2% of the country\u2019s total population.\u00a0Moreover, 48% of the total number of people with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova are women, with 62% of persons with disabilities living in rural areas.\u00a0<\/strong>The rate of disability in rural areas is 547 people with a disability out of ten thousand inhabitants, compared to 472 people with a disability out of ten thousand inhabitants in urban areas. The total number of people with disability has seen a 10% continuous increase over the last decade, and a 5% growth in the case of women.<\/p>\n Approaching sexual and reproductive rights of people with a disability is a new experience for Moldova, therefore the Reproductive Health Training Center has conducted a situational analysis. The present report evinces the interview analysis results, specifying the findings and recommendations for both respondents and the working group.<\/p>\n Almost all women believe sexual and reproductive rights include the right to decide whether to have children or not, including with whom and when, the right to be informed about methods of contraception and their utilization, the right to information and education, as well as the right to access sexual and reproductive health services.\u00a0\u201cAll women have the right to family life, have the right to be mothers, and disability should not be a reason for depriving us from this right,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says a 28-year-old women with special needs.<\/p>\n One third of the women interviewed believed that in addition to the aforementioned rights, sexual and reproductive rights also include the decision to engage in sexual life, the right to marry or not, including with whom and when, the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, as well as the right to be protected against sexual violence. \u201dWe are all equal and have rights to have a family and to be happy; to have a beautiful life, just as all people do,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a 21-year-old woman with special needs told us in an interview.<\/p>\n The conviction of all women is that they can have a family and give birth to children, and problems with mobility\u00a0should not be a barrier to achieving these rights.\u00a0\u00a0\u201dFamily planning is a right and it would be correct that young people who are healthy and also have a disability should be informed about the importance of contraception, planning a pregnancy with all necessary medical checkups, excluding afflictions by treating diseases so as to have a healthy body and a healthy family,\u201d believes a 42-year-old woman with special needs<\/em>.<\/p>\n The results obtained will be used by government bodies to draft and improve the policies pertaining to sexual health and sexual and reproductive rights of people with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova. The results will form the foundation for the development of relevant programs by civil society and other concerned bodies, as well as serving as advocacy tools for persons with a disability and their family members.<\/p>\n The Romanian version of the report \u201dSituation analysis of the issues confronting women and girls with locomotor disability in Moldova in exercising their sexual and reproductive rights\u201d (<\/em>first version) \/\u00a0\u201cAnaliza situa\u021bional\u0103 a problemelor cu care se confrunt\u0103 femeile \u0219i fetele cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi locomotorii din Moldova \u00een exercitarea drepturilor sexuale \u0219i reproductive\u201d (<\/em>prima versiune) can be found here:\u00a0Raport_Analiza-situationala-DSR-persoane-cu-dizabilitati_Versiunea-I.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n For additional information:<\/strong><\/p>\n Rodica Comendant, Director:\u00a0comendantrodica73@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n Ludmila S\u00eerbu, Proiect Coordinator:\u00a0tulus_ludmila@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n Centrul de Instruire in Domeniul S\u0103n\u0103t\u0103\u021bii Reproductive<\/a>\u00a0(CIDSR): 373 69139878<\/p>\n [1]<\/a>\u00a0http:\/\/www.statistica.md\/newsview.php?l=ro&idc=168&id=4976<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [2]<\/a>ICPD Beyond 2014,\u00a0International Conference, Issues Paper The Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities<\/a>, pg. 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ippfen.org\/news\/moldova-persons-disabilities-must-not-be-discriminated-against-when-they-want-form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"3rd December 2016\nInternational data shows girls and women with a disability\u00a0face\u00a0many obstacles\u00a0exercising their sexual and reproductive rights, are often subject to stigma, discrimination and forced to make decisions regarding their private life, sexuality, sexual and reproductive health, couple relationships and childbearing.<\/strong>[2]<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\nToday, on December 3, the UN celebrates the International Day of\u00a0<\/strong>Persons with Disabilities.<\/strong>\u00a0The theme for this year\u2019s International Day is\u00a0\u201cAchieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want<\/em>\u201d<\/a>. This theme notes the recent adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of these goals in building a more inclusive and equitable world for persons with disabilities. This year\u2019s objectives include assessing the current status of the\u00a0Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/a>\u00a0(CRPD) and SDGs and laying the foundation for a future of greater inclusion for persons with disabilities.\n\nThe Reproductive Health Training Center in the Republic of Moldova<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is celebrating this important day by launching the report \u201cAssessing the issues confronting women and girls with locomotor disability in Moldova in exercising their sexual and reproductive rights\u201d<\/em>. The report is the outcome of the activities conducted during the project \u201cAll Equal, All Healthy: Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities in Moldova to Exercise their Sexual and Reproductive Rights\u201d \/<\/em>\u201dTo\u021bi egali, to\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i: Abilitarea femeilor \u0219i fetelor cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi din Moldova s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i exercite drepturile sexuale \u0219i reproductive\u201d<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0The project is funded by the Embassy of Finland in Bucharest, as part of the Fund for Local Cooperation and is carried out between July 2016 and June 2017.\n\nPersons with a disability must be able to enjoy all sexual and reproductive rights guaranteed by international legal instruments and national policies. By ratifying the UN human rights conventions, especially the\u00a0Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/a>, the Republic of Moldova has assumed their responsibility to ensure the enactment and guarantee of the observance of the rights of people with disabilities \u2013 including sexual and reproductive rights.\n\nThe total number of persons with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova is 184.3 thousand, according to the National Statistical Bureau (BNS[1]<\/a>\u00a0) which represents 5.2% of the country\u2019s total population.\u00a0Moreover, 48% of the total number of people with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova are women, with 62% of persons with disabilities living in rural areas.\u00a0<\/strong>The rate of disability in rural areas is 547 people with a disability out of ten thousand inhabitants, compared to 472 people with a disability out of ten thousand inhabitants in urban areas. The total number of people with disability has seen a 10% continuous increase over the last decade, and a 5% growth in the case of women.\nInternational data shows girls and women with a disability\u00a0face\u00a0many obstacles\u00a0exercising their sexual and reproductive rights, are often subject to stigma, discrimination and forced to make decisions regarding their private life, sexuality, sexual and reproductive health, couple relationships and childbearing.<\/strong>[2]<\/a><\/h4>\nApproaching sexual and reproductive rights of people with a disability is a new experience for Moldova, therefore the Reproductive Health Training Center has conducted a situational analysis. The present report evinces the interview analysis results, specifying the findings and recommendations for both respondents and the working group.\n\nAlmost all women believe sexual and reproductive rights include the right to decide whether to have children or not, including with whom and when, the right to be informed about methods of contraception and their utilization, the right to information and education, as well as the right to access sexual and reproductive health services.\u00a0\u201cAll women have the right to family life, have the right to be mothers, and disability should not be a reason for depriving us from this right,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says a 28-year-old women with special needs.\n\nOne third of the women interviewed believed that in addition to the aforementioned rights, sexual and reproductive rights also include the decision to engage in sexual life, the right to marry or not, including with whom and when, the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, as well as the right to be protected against sexual violence. \u201dWe are all equal and have rights to have a family and to be happy; to have a beautiful life, just as all people do,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a 21-year-old woman with special needs told us in an interview.\n\nThe conviction of all women is that they can have a family and give birth to children, and problems with mobility\u00a0should not be a barrier to achieving these rights.\u00a0\u00a0\u201dFamily planning is a right and it would be correct that young people who are healthy and also have a disability should be informed about the importance of contraception, planning a pregnancy with all necessary medical checkups, excluding afflictions by treating diseases so as to have a healthy body and a healthy family,\u201d believes a 42-year-old woman with special needs<\/em>.\n\nThe results obtained will be used by government bodies to draft and improve the policies pertaining to sexual health and sexual and reproductive rights of people with disabilities in the Republic of Moldova. The results will form the foundation for the development of relevant programs by civil society and other concerned bodies, as well as serving as advocacy tools for persons with a disability and their family members.\n\nThe Romanian version of the report \u201dSituation analysis of the issues confronting women and girls with locomotor disability in Moldova in exercising their sexual and reproductive rights\u201d (<\/em>first version) \/\u00a0\u201cAnaliza situa\u021bional\u0103 a problemelor cu care se confrunt\u0103 femeile \u0219i fetele cu dizabilit\u0103\u021bi locomotorii din Moldova \u00een exercitarea drepturilor sexuale \u0219i reproductive\u201d (<\/em>prima versiune) can be found here:\u00a0Raport_Analiza-situationala-DSR-persoane-cu-dizabilitati_Versiunea-I.pdf<\/a>\n\n***\n\nFor additional information:<\/strong>\n\nRodica Comendant, Director:\u00a0comendantrodica73@gmail.com<\/a>\n\nLudmila S\u00eerbu, Proiect Coordinator:\u00a0tulus_ludmila@yahoo.com<\/a>\n\nCentrul de Instruire in Domeniul S\u0103n\u0103t\u0103\u021bii Reproductive<\/a>\u00a0(CIDSR): 373 69139878\n\n[1]<\/a>\u00a0http:\/\/www.statistica.md\/newsview.php?l=ro&idc=168&id=4976<\/a><\/em>\n\n[2]<\/a>ICPD Beyond 2014,\u00a0International Conference, Issues Paper The Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities<\/a>, pg. 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\n\n \n\nSource:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ippfen.org\/news\/moldova-persons-disabilities-must-not-be-discriminated-against-when-they-want-form<\/a>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":4,"featured_media":3705,"parent":0,"template":"page-news-details.php","blog_news":[],"class_list":["post-10534","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n