Everyone has the right to be a mother or a father, according to Ukraine’s family laws. But problems can arise when people with disabilities try to realize their rights. Mostly, this concerns discrimination from doctors, the unfriendly architecture of hospitals, and societal stereotypes – such as assumed risks that women would give birth to an unhealthy child and then not be able to care or raise them.
Hromadske: Women with disabilities talk about pregnancy, birth, and raising children
People with disabilities learn how to perform in catwalk shows during a workshop at Inclusive Model Agency in Kharkiv in August 2019.
