- Pope Francis greets a woman as he meets with people who have disabilities following Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican in 2013. Photo: CNS Ireland has regressed when it comes to disability rights, writes Dualta Roughneen The right to health is a fundamental part of human rights and of an understanding of a life with dignity. It is not new. Internationally, it was first articulated in the 1946 Constitution of the World Health Organisation (WHO), whose preamble defines…
