Feminism is, by its very nature, about the validation of difference and Otherness - the female as 'the first step on the road along abnormality'. All I am doing is arguing that we go down that road a little further and pick up a few more allies and friends; if for no other reason than the fact that half of the disabled community are our sisters.

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In chapter titled 'Abortion and Disability: Is That Different?', in Swimming against the tide : feminist dissent on the issue of abortion. Kennedy, Angela, 1963-. Dublin, Ireland: Open Air. 1997. pp. 67–74. ISBN 1851822674.

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