Population Policy and Eugenic Theory: Implications of China's Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

摘要

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitiesrn(CRPDJ is the first new human rights treaty of the 21st century.rnChina was an early supporter of the CRPD and became East Asia'srnfirst State Party in 2008. This article discusses how the CRPDrnprotects the rights of persons with disabilities to life, marriage andrnprocreation, and analyses China's population policy, which continuesrnto reflect eugenic theories. As China did not file any reservations,rnit is now obligated to reform laws and policies that conflictrnwith the CRPD.