An Unfinished Journey: Obligations to Satisfy the Reproductive Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Although the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has been implemented in Taiwan, evidence drawn by the Control Yuan and other reports submitted for the CRPD implementation review shows that the needs of persons with disabilities regarding sexual and reproductive health and forming families are still largely ignored and unaddressed, making their reproductive rights unrealized. In this article, we examine the protection regarding the reproductive rights and health of persons with disabilities from a human rights perspective and identify the challenges they have encountered in accessing sexual and reproductive health services. We then propose policy and legal recommendations to address the inadequacy of rights protection, including that legal provisions imposing discrimination on persons with disabilities in the "Genetic Health Law" and related regulations should be amended promptly. Additionally, a more comprehensive plan for enhancing services should be developed to remove barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing reproductive health services on an equal basis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]