Literature Review on Provision of Appropriate and Accessible ...

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Table of contents 10
Glossary of terms 15
<strong>Literature</strong> <strong>Review</strong> on Provision of Appropriate and Accessible
Executive summary 16
Support to People with an Intellectual Disability who are
1.0 Introduction Experiencing Crisis Pregnancy
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1.1 Introduction 20
1.2 Research aims 20
1.3 Guiding principles underpinning review 21
1.4 Methodology 23
1.4.1 Inclusion criteria for literature 23
1.4.2 Search techniques 24
1.4.3 Limitations 26
1.5 Population with an intellectual or learning disability 27
1.6 Definitions and their meaning and usage 29
1.7 Heterogeneity 31
1.8 Level of disability 31
1.9 Attitudes towards women with intellectual disabilities and sexuality 32
1.10 Structure of the review 37
2.0 Contraception and consent to medical treatment 38
2.1 Introduction 38
2.2 Contraceptive provision for women with intellectual disability 38
2.3 Research on use of contraception 39
2.3.1 Type of contraception used 39
2.3.2 Factors influencing contraception usage 41
2.3.3 Decision-making and contraception 44
2.4 Legal framework governing capacity to consent 45
2.4.1 Legal framework governing capacity in Ireland 46
2.4.2 Legislative reform in Ireland – Scheme of Mental Capacity
Bill 2008 47
2.5 Scheme of Mental Capacity Bill, 2008 48
2.5.1 Guiding principles 49
2.5.2 Approach to decision-making 50
2.5.3 Guardianship 51