Advocacy Brief: Disability and the Right to Bodily Autonomy
"Bodily autonomy means being able to determine one’s life and future, and having the information, services and means to do so free from discrimination, coercion and violence. It is the power to make basic decisions about one’s own body and health, such as whether to have sex, use contraception or seek health care."
"Autonomia corporal significa ser capaz de determinar sua própria vida e futuro, e obter acesso à informação, serviços e meios para fazê-lo sem sofrer discriminação, coerção e violência. É o poder de tomar decisões básicas a respeito do próprio corpo e saúde, como quando ter relações sexuais, usar contraceptivos ou procurar ajuda médica."
UNFPA (2021). State of World Population 2021: My body is my own, claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination. See also UNFPA (2020). State of World Population 2020: Against My Will: Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality.
