A sexualidade da pessoa com deficiência: reflexões sobre o exercício dos direitos sexuais em confronto aos direitos fundamentais

Abstract

This monograph is the result of a bibliographical research that has as its reference works, laws, court decisions that address the controversy regarding the sexuality of people with disabilities. The work contains a study on the concept of person with disability, the classification of disabilities, the number of disabled people in the world and in Brazil. In addition, an analysis regarding the sexuality of the person with disability, concept and positioning, as well as sexuality rights embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Declaration on the rights of persons with disabilities (UN-1975), in the plan of action of the International Conference on population and development (Cairo-1994) and in the Charter of the International Planned Parenthood Federation – 2009. Finally, are examined the reflections about the exercise of sexual rights in comparison to the fundamental rights of person with disabilities, the role of the State in the guarantee of the exercise of sexual rights, the positioning of the doctrine and Jurisprudence, the opinion of professionals working in the area, the social aspect and the social trends and perspective for the future.