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The United States of America

Proposed Modifications to Draft Article 8
RIGHT TO LIFE

United States - Draft Article 8
RIGHT TO LIFE

States Parties reaffirm the inherent right to life of all persons with disabilities, shall take all necessary measures to ensure its effective enjoyment by them, and shall ensure that disability, or perceived quality of life, shall not serve as a basis for infringement of the right to life.

Proposed Modifications to Draft Article 14
RESPECT FOR PRIVACY, THE HOME AND THE FAMILY

United States INTERVENTION 02/02/05

Article 14 -

States Parties to this Convention shall take effective and appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities in all matters relating to marriage and family relations, and in particular shall ensure:

(a) The right of men and women with disabilities of marriageable age to marry and found a family shall be recognized, and no marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
[Holy See]

(b) The rights of persons with disabilities to decide feely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children on an equal basis with other persons and to have access to information, reproductive and family planning education, and the means necessary to enable them to exercise these rights; [Working Group text for subpara 9c].