University of Oklahoma College of Law, 300 Timberdell Road, Norman, OK 73019, USA; The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, MS 035, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
Disabil Health J. 2024 Apr;17(2):101572. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101572. Epub 2023 Dec 6.
The recent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization endangers reproductive freedom, particularly for marginalized communities, including disabled people. Disability and health equity researchers possess unique insights into the needs and experiences of disabled people, making our involvement crucial in response to the Dobbs decision. Accordingly, guided by disability justice and reproductive justice principles, researchers should undertake disability-inclusive studies on the consequences of abortion restrictions, advocate for policy changes that uphold the reproductive autonomy of disabled people, and collaborate with disability-led movements advocating for reproductive freedom. Indeed, it is imperative for researchers to actively promote the inclusion and self-determination of disabled people regarding their reproductive health and well-being. Given the escalating threats to reproductive freedom and their profound impact on disabled people, there has never been a more pivotal moment for disability and health equity researchers to join the fight for reproductive justice.
最近美国最高法院在多布斯诉杰克逊妇女健康组织案中的裁决危及生殖自由,特别是边缘化群体,包括残疾人。残疾和健康公平研究人员对残疾人的需求和经验有独特的见解,因此,我们的参与对于应对多布斯裁决至关重要。因此,残疾正义和生殖正义原则指导下,研究人员应该对堕胎限制的后果进行包容残疾的研究,倡导支持残疾人生殖自主权的政策变革,并与倡导生殖自由的残疾领导运动合作。事实上,研究人员积极促进残疾人在其生殖健康和福祉方面的包容和平等自决至关重要。鉴于生殖自由面临的威胁不断升级,以及它们对残疾人的深远影响,残疾和健康公平研究人员现在比以往任何时候都更需要加入争取生殖正义的斗争。