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Handicapped people have no sexual needs.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that Handicapped people have no sexual needs?
No. Evidence establishes that handicapped individuals do have natural sexual needs and the right to express their sexuality.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 3 against · Last checked
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It states that disabled people have natural sexual needs and rights.
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PLOS (all journals): The Psychosexual Profile of Sexual Assistants: An Internet-Based Explorative Study. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098413
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Notes that the mentally handicapped have rights and need to express their sexuality.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Sexual abuse of the mentally handicapped : difficulties in establishing prevalence. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/84D8D5637ED768CF402B14173176691C/S095560360010933Xa.pdf/div-class-title-sexual-abuse-of-the-mentally-handicapped-difficulties-in-establishing-prevalence-div.pdf
Affirms that sexual needs are one of the basic needs of life for the handicapped.
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PubMed / MEDLINE: PubMed: The sexual needs of the handicapped.. (n.d.). PubMed / MEDLINE. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/148543/
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