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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsSouth Asia Center Presents‘
 Fair and\nReasonableness’ in Disability Selective Abortions:&nbsp\;Extensi
 on of Rights Proportionality for Persons with Disabilities under\nthe UN C
 onvention on the Rights of People with Disabilities&nbsp\;Disability\nsele
 ctive abortions are legally sanctioned in most of the world. However\, thi
 s\nunproblematic legal order is rendered questionable by the new rights pa
 radigm\nbrought by the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabi
 lities (UNCRPD).&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The UNCRPD necessitates all social\ninstitu
 tions to adhere to an equal rights paradigm. India has both signed and\nra
 tified the Convention.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; However\, the\nSupreme Court of India
  has adjudicated disability selective termination for the\none fetus with 
 disability while preferring the other without disability in a\ntwin pregna
 ncy in Komal Hiwale’s case.\nThe apex court in its construction of a sophi
 sticated term\, “selective fetal\nreduction” has permitted preference for 
 life without disability. This talk will\nexplore the issues around the rig
 ht of equality and non-discrimination affirmed\nby the UNCRPD and the cons
 equent domestic laws instituted in India.&nbsp\;Smitha Nizar\nFulbright Po
 st-Doctoral Visiting Scholar\nSyracuse University&nbsp\; College of LawSmi
 tha Nizar is a\nFulbright Post-Doctoral Visiting Scholar from India. In he
 r post-doctoral\nresearch\, she examines the need to align India’s nationa
 l laws with the United\nNations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with 
 Disabilities (UNCRPD) and to\nuphold the basic rights for persons with dis
 abilities.&nbsp\; Her previous study\, The Contradiction in\nDisability La
 w:&nbsp\; Selective Abortions and\nRights (Oxford University Press\, 2016)
 \, has highlighted the contradicting\nlegal order on disability-selective 
 abortion which is discriminatory and in violation\nof the international la
 w. Dr. Nizar’s study also reveals how\ndisability-selective abortion is in
 consistent with the UNCRPD and its\nlife-affirming paradigm. This research
  will benefit India and the United States\nby urging the respective law ma
 kers to revisit the specific laws. Prior to her\nresearch visit to Syracus
 e\, Dr. Nizar was teaching and practicing law in\nIndia.&nbsp\; She volunt
 eers her time as the\nLegal Officer of a disability rehabilitation organiz
 ation\, where children with\ndisabilities are supported and educated from 
 the very early stages of life. She\ndreams for a world where disability is
  accepted as a general human condition\,\nto treat persons with disabiliti
 es as all others.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Click here to registerFor more information 
 or to request accessibility arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wi
 lson\, elbridge@syr.edu.
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SUMMARY:‘Fair and Reasonableness’ in Disability Selective Abortions
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs</p><p>
 South Asia Center Presents</p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>‘Fair
  and\nReasonableness’ in Disability Selective Abortions:&nbsp\;Extension o
 f Rights Proportionality for Persons with Disabilities under\nthe UN Conve
 ntion on the Rights of People with Disabilities&nbsp\;</strong></p><p><br>
 </p><p>Disability\nselective abortions are legally sanctioned in most of t
 he world. However\, this\nunproblematic legal order is rendered questionab
 le by the new rights paradigm\nbrought by the UN Convention on the Rights 
 for Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The UNCRPD necessita
 tes all social\ninstitutions to adhere to an equal rights paradigm. India 
 has both signed and\nratified the Convention.&nbsp\;&nbsp\; However\, the\
 nSupreme Court of India has adjudicated disability selective termination f
 or the\none fetus with disability while preferring the other without disab
 ility in a\ntwin pregnancy in <i>Komal Hiwale</i>’s case.\nThe apex court 
 in its construction of a sophisticated term\, “selective fetal\nreduction”
  has permitted preference for life without disability. This talk will\nexp
 lore the issues around the right of equality and non-discrimination affirm
 ed\nby the UNCRPD and the consequent domestic laws instituted in India.&nb
 sp\;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Smitha Nizar</strong><br>\nFulbright Post-Do
 ctoral Visiting Scholar<br>\nSyracuse University&nbsp\; College of Law</p>
 <p><br></p><p>Smitha Nizar is a\nFulbright Post-Doctoral Visiting Scholar 
 from India. In her post-doctoral\nresearch\, she examines the need to alig
 n India’s national laws with the United\nNations’ Convention on the Rights
  of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and to\nuphold the basic rights for
  persons with disabilities.&nbsp\; Her previous study\, <i>The Contradicti
 on in\nDisability Law:&nbsp\; Selective Abortions and\nRights</i> (Oxford 
 University Press\, 2016)\, has highlighted the contradicting\nlegal order 
 on disability-selective abortion which is discriminatory and in violation\
 nof the international law. Dr. Nizar’s study also reveals how\ndisability-
 selective abortion is inconsistent with the UNCRPD and its\nlife-affirming
  paradigm. This research will benefit India and the United States\nby urgi
 ng the respective law makers to revisit the specific laws. </p><p><br></p>
 <p>Prior to her\nresearch visit to Syracuse\, Dr. Nizar was teaching and p
 racticing law in\nIndia.&nbsp\; She volunteers her time as the\nLegal Offi
 cer of a disability rehabilitation organization\, where children with\ndis
 abilities are supported and educated from the very early stages of life. S
 he\ndreams for a world where disability is accepted as a general human con
 dition\,\nto treat persons with disabilities as all others.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<
 /p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regis
 ter/tJUkduqqrz0vG9KlAHYsKWoUx63GsyeeiNEV " title="Click here to register">
 Click here to register</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more information or to req
 uest accessibility arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, el
 bridge@syr.edu.</p>
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