Handicap, seksualitet og ligestilling mellem kvinder og mænd Belyst gennem eksempel fra dansk ret
JØRgensen, S.
Nordic Journal of Human Rights 27(03): 345-356
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1891-8131 Document Number: 381400
The ability to live with and express oneself to others is fundamental to a life of dignity. Sexual relations with others is one a way of expressing attachment to those persons. Since sexuality is very often based on stereotyped perceptions of the female body it is necessary to put a women's perspective on legal analyses of the individual's sexual rights. In the article this problem is illustrated by an analysis of handicapped people's sexual rights. The Danish government issued guidelines according to which people with a disability have a right to help to engage in sexual relations. Sexual equality as expressed by the ban against discrimination on grounds of gender forms the legal framework of the analysis.