4. Marriage and (Male) Child Bearing

• Marriage and Child Bearing- Considered as the ultimate goal for the women's existence.
• Families of prospective disabled brides incur higher dowries because of their disabled status (Oxfam, 1995; UNDP, 1997, Baden et al,1994).
• UNDP- Women with disabilities in developing countries twice as prone to divorce, separation, abandonment by family and violence as able-bodied women.

Women with Disabilities≠Marriageable Person/ Motherhood

Women with Disabilities＝Easy prey for sexual assault