Reproductive Rights for Women with Disabilities: Between Awareness and Practice: A Field Study

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faculty of arts new valley university

10.21608/qarts.2025.425433.2315

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Reproductive rights are an integral part of basic human rights, yet women with disabilities often face challenges in accessing and exercising these rights. This study aims to explore the relationship between awareness and actual practice of reproductive rights among women with disabilities in the New Valley Governorate, specifically in Kharga City. Using a descriptive analytical methodology based on in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of 11 married women, the results revealed a clear gap between women's knowledge of their rights and their ability to exercise them. The findings emphasize that awareness alone does not achieve empowerment; rather, it must be reinforced by concrete programs and policies that ensure the provision of comprehensive healthcare, provide financial support, and correct societal misconceptions, ensuring this group can exercise their full rights with dignity and equality. Economic challenges are the most prominent obstacle, followed by societal stigma, a lack of specialized health services, and weak institutional support, which hinder women's ability to make free and independent reproductive decisions.
 
 

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Journal of Qena Faculty of Arts
Volume 34, Issue 69
October (Humanities)
October 2025
Pages 477-542

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