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S CHWERPUNKTTHEMAalso a case of a Dwarf couple, who once pregnant,wanted to abort a fetus that would grow to an averageheight rather than being a Dwarf (Discussed atDisabled Peoples International World Summit inSeoul, Korea in 2006). There was a huge outcryagainst the parents’ decision, unlike the public assentfor routine pre-natal tests that allow parents thechoice of aborting a fetus with a pre-disposition toDwarfism. This double standard illustrates theeugenic, ableist ideology of our contemporary society.6 The topic of HIV, Human Rights, and Women in thecontext of HIV Criminalization emerged several timesat the most recent International Conference on AIDSand STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Dakar, Senegal inDecember 2008. A specific session discussed this atlength as well as exposing the links between thestruggles of people living with HIV/AIDS and criminalizationand people with disabilities and reproductiverights. This session was hosted by ARASA (AIDSand Rights Alliance for Southern Africa) on December4, 2008. Please see www.arasa.info for more details.7 The Nazi program of racial hygiene took eugenic philosophyto its logical conclusion, eliminating peoplejudged to be unfit or subnormal. People with disabilitieswere the first to be targeted as useless eaters. Atleast one hundred thousand people with disabilitiesand mental illnesses were murdered in gas chambers(Roeher Disability, Community and Society: Exploringthe Links. North York: L’Institut Roeher Institute 1996,7). The “philosophy, personnel, and equipment usedto kill people with disabilities” developed the processfor the extermination of Jews and other ethnic groups(21). Eugenic enthusiasts in Canada fell silent whenthe news became public that Nazi race improvementpractice shifted from sterilizing to killing the unfit(McLaren 147). See also Black, Edwin. War Againstthe Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Createa Master Race. 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Ererörtert, wie die Frauenbewegung in der Geschichte dieVorurteile gegenüber Frauen mit Behinderung verstärkt hat,aber auch die heute wachsenden Möglichkeiten, zusammenzu arbeiten. Er basiert auf einer Überprüfung einerbeschränkten Auswahl von Studien über Frauen mit Behinderunggenauso wie auf persönlicher Erfahrung und Forschungder Autorinnen.Résumé: Cet article présente la thèse que l’intégration duthème Femmes et Handicap dans le mouvement féministepeut renforcer le combat que mènent les femmes handicapéescontre le HIV/SIDA en explorant les idées reçues concernantla sexualité des femmes handicapées et commentelles exacerbent les effets du VIH/SIDA sur les femmes han-20 Zeitschrift Behinderung und Dritte Welt 3/2009