Disability, space and sexuality: access to family planning services

Disability, space and sexuality: access to family planning services.

In this paper we examine, from a social perspective, access to family planning clinics for disabled people. We argue that disabled people are commonly understood to be either asexual, uninterested in sex or unable to take part in sexual activity, or sexual 'monsters' unable to control their sexual drives and feelings. These understandings are reproduced through the use of cultural representatio...

Disability, sexuality and access to services.

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2003: 29(3) 2003 is the European Year of the Disabled. It seems appropriate that these two editorials, which follow a half-day conference session on disability, sexuality and access to services held in the UK, should appear in 2003. That a third of a conference programme addressed this issue was a step forward in itself in raising awarenes...

Cultural barriers in access to healthcare services for people with disability in Iran: A qualitative study

Background: People with disability experience various problems to access to healthcare services. This study aimed to identify cultural barriers in access to healthcare services for people with disability in Iran.    Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis to identify the cultural barriers.  We used semi-structured interviews to collect data. Participants...

Ethics in family planning/reproductive health services

Sexuality and Space: Nonconformist Populations and Planning Practice

The gay, lesbian, and queer population is a marginalized group, but its concerns are not marginal to planning. It is a sizable group, heterogeneous (not least in income), and growing in visibility. This article examines the implications for planning practice of the emergence of gay men, lesbians, and related nonconformist groups. Most of the research that is easily applied to planning practice ...