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Sterilization of Disabled Individuals

For example, Jay Chalke, British Columbia's public guardian and trustee, believes that Sandra violated the Eve's Decision (a 1986 Supreme court ruling). The ruling states, "third party consent for sterilization could only be used for therapeutic reasons- (http://www.cbc.ca/natinal/news/sandrason/). Chalke also believes that:.
             one can see many circumstances of individuals who are living with disabilities who are a parent so it becomes not just a question of who has the right to be a parent, but who has the right to say someone can't be a parent (http://www.cbc.ca/natinal/news/sandrason/). .
             Dawn Proudlove, a mother of a sixteen-year-old quadriplegic with cerebral palsy says:.
             I get really uncomfortable when people start talking about sterilization of adults. Once you cross the line into making decisions around somebody else's body it's much easier to do so again and again (http://www.cbc.ca/natinal/news/sandrason/). .
             Is Sandra right? Did she make the best decision for her son? Did she have the right to decide to castrate her son? Do other parents have the right to control their disabled son or daughter's bodies? Should laws or ethics govern decisions on forced sterilization? How did sterilization come to be as a means of disability control? Is sterilization a good way to rid the world's population of defective and unwanted genes? Is sterilization a Band-Aid solution to sexual problems that disabled people face? How should disabled people deal with sexuality and procreation? Is education better than sterilization for people with disabilities? A deeper look into compulsory sterilization and sterilization issues will reveal some of the disturbing answers to the above puzzling questions.
             Sterilization:.
             Sterilization is a permanent and irreversible procedure. They are still performed on patients today. Not all sterilized patients are disabled, and not all sterilizations are compulsory "some are voluntary.


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