Núcleo Disca

Florencia Herrera

Points of interest:

• The author reflects on the challenges faced by mothers with disabilities in Chile, based on her personal experience.
• Based on data from the National Disability Survey and interviews, the chapter notes that many women with disabilities are mothers.
• However, people with disabilities experience motherhood under surveillance, stigmatization, and a lack of support.
• Society questions the parenting abilities of people with disabilities, which puts them at risk of losing custody of their children.
• The text highlights that motherhood for women with disabilities is an act of resistance against ableism.
• The text argues that women with disabilities can be mothers and that this enriches diversity, which is beneficial for society.

Notes:

• This publication is a chapter from the book “Maternities: Current Challenges of Gender, Family, and Fertility.”
• This book is not free to access. It is available for purchase in “Fondo de Cultura Económica” bookstores.
• This book was originally published in Spanish.

• Sexualidad y reproducción

Herrera, F. (2025) “’¿Vino solita?’: Investigando las experiencias de madres con discapacidad” en Maternidades: Desafíos contemporáneos de género, familia y fertilidad. Martina Yopo Díaz (ed). Editorial Fondo de Cultura Económica: Santiago.

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