Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
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The Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons was a declaration of the General Assembly of the United Nations, made on 9 December 1975. It is the 3447th resolution made by the Assembly.
As a resolution of the Assembly, it is not binding on member nations, but it forms a framework that may be drawn on for the purposes of international and domestic law.
It consists of a lengthy preamble, and thirteen clauses that broadly promote the rights of those with disabilities.
In 2007 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted.[1]
Article 23(c)
Article 23(c) is by far the most controversial part of the convention. It says: "Persons with disabilities, including children, retain their fertility on an equal basis with others." This means that parents who have severe genetic defects can breed children who have severe genetic defects. For example, idiots can breed idiots and any attempt to reduce the breeding rate of genetic idiots is a crime.
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