Previous law made it illegal to engage in sexual activity with anyone who suffered from an intellectual disability
Ireland amended a sex law that previously made it illegal for people to engage in sexual relations with someone who has an intellectual disability.
The new rule will instead consider whether a person who has an intellectual disability has the capacity to consent to a sexual relationship rather than banning it outright.
The law was made with the assumption that individuals with intellectual disabilities could not consent to a sexual relationship. The law was updated to include a “protected person” category which states that only sex with someone who does not understand the activity is illegal.
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Kathleen O’Meara, director of communications of the Rehab Group said to Breaking News, “While, it is the case that this new law could have gone further to create a more disability-neutral law, we believe this change in the law will provide greater opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities to assert their human right to marry and to found a family.”
“It will also open access to essential sex education and sexual and reproductive health services for people with intellectual disabilities just like everyone else.”
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