Macierzyństwo kobiet z niepełnosprawnościami ruchu, wzroku i słuchu
Motherhood of Women With Vision or Hearing Impairments and Physical Disability

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the problem of motherhood of women with disabilities understood both as an individual experience and as a social construct. Based on biographical interviews and on the workshop material the authors indicate the most important factors in the sphere of reproductive rights of women with vision and hearing impairments as well as physical disabilities. The article discusses tabuization of sexuality, barriers of access to gynecological care, lack of adequate sexual education as well as frequently negative assessment of the ability to perform as a mother, dilemmas regarding the possibility of genetically transmitting the disability and providing the child with appropriate care. The impact of socioeconomic conditions on the possibility to perform the role of a mother is also demonstrated. The text concludes with a tentative answer to the question regarding a new model of motherhood of women with disabilities.

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