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Intellectual Disability and the Right to a Sexual Life - A Continuation of the Autonomy/Paternalism Debate (Hardcover)
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Intellectual Disability and the Right to a Sexual Life - A Continuation of the Autonomy/Paternalism Debate (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Advances in Disability Studies
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One of the perennial political/philosophical questions concerns
whether it is ever justifiable for a third party to
paternalistically restrict an adult's freedom to ensure their own,
or society's, best interests are protected. Wherever one stands on
this debate it remains the case that, unlike their non-impaired
contemporaries, many intellectually disabled adults are subjected
to a paternalistic regime of care. This is particularly the case
regarding members of this population exercising more control of
their sexuality. Utilizing rare empirical data, Foucault's theory
of power and Kristeva's concept of abjection, this work shows that
many non-disabled people - including family members - hold
ambivalent attitudes towards people with visible disabilities
expressing their sexuality. Through a careful examination of the
autonomy/paternalism debate this is the first book to provide an
original, provocative and philosophically compelling analysis to
argue that where necessary, facilitated sex with prostitutes should
be included as part of a new regime of care to ensure that sexual
needs are met. Intellectual Disability and the Right to a Sexual
Life is essential reading for scholars, students and policy-makers
with an interest in philosophy, sociology, political theory, social
work, disability studies and sex studies. It will also be of
interest to anybody who is a parent or a sibling of an adult with
an intellectual disability and those with an interest in human
rights and disability more generally.
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