Chapter XIV: Right to Life and its Enhancement

1. All appropriate governments to reaffirm that every human being has the inherent right to life and shall take all necessary measures to ensure its effective enjoyment by persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others. It can be promoted through measures:
   
   a. public debate on humanitarian rather than utilitarian views
   b. person centric rather than medical approach in literature coPncerning disabilities
   c. discouraging MTP on the basis of disabling conditions in the foetus
   d. enhancing respect for life through putting in place appropriate support systems for the families, particularly persons with high support needs
   e. creating awareness about the health hazards to the conceived child through appropriate health related information to the parents and safe pregnancy and child birth measures.