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Learning disabilities and parenthood |
04ÌýDec 2009 |
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Should people with learning disabilities be supported to have children?
A recent column inÌýthe Sunday Times by Minette Marrin has sparked a debate in the disability rights community. In her article Minette Marrin, who has a special interest in learning disabilities and has been a trustee of charities that support people with learning disabilities, stated with regret, that in her view most people with learning disabilities should not have children. But even the government has recognised their right to do so, Ìýin a Department of Health report published last January Valuing People Now,Ìýthey state their commitment to supporting people with learning disabilities to have relationships and become parents. So is having children a basic human right, or is it the case that given all the support they would need in these cash strapped times, supporting people with learning disabilities to have children is a step too far? I’m joined by Minette Marrin, and by Mark Goldring, Chief Executive of MENCAP.
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