What is Bodily integrity?
'''Bodily integrity''' is the idea that a person's [[Human body|body]] [[Ownership|belongs]] only to that person, and only he or she should decide what happens to it. Violations of bodily integrity may include [[rape]] or [[murder]]. It is also sometimes used in debates about [[euthanasia]] or [[circumcision]].<ref>Individual Rights and Liberties Under the U.S. Constitution, p 232, Ioannis G. Dimitrakopoulos - 2007</ref> It is one of the [[principle]]s of [[liberalism]]. It may also be called other names such as ''self-ownership'', ''[[individual]] [[autonomy]]'' or ''[[self-determination]]''. The [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] also requires protection of physical and mental integrity.<ref>[[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]], Article 17</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|politics|science}} [[Category:Sociology]] [[Category:Politics by issue]]