Redressing Forced Sterilisation: The Role of the Medical Profession

Forced sterilisation has been used by many states to control or diminish minority groups. Examples of forced sterilisation include the Nazis against Jewish, Roma and Sinti peoples and the Imperial Japanese Army in Korea during the Second World War, its historic use against Native Americans in the Un...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Main Authors: Gilmore, Sunneva, Moffett, Luke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2729
name=Obstetrics and Gynaecology
/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
name=SDG 16 - Peace
Justice and Strong Institutions
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/2ab09e25-7e21-4f09-9228-be6392415924
https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16204
https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/200789286/19_1784R2_final.pdf
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Summary:Forced sterilisation has been used by many states to control or diminish minority groups. Examples of forced sterilisation include the Nazis against Jewish, Roma and Sinti peoples and the Imperial Japanese Army in Korea during the Second World War, its historic use against Native Americans in the United States and more recent practice in Peru and the First Nations people in Canada. While it is prohibited under international criminal law, forced sterilisation often involves medical practitioners with little reflection on the context and drivers of such violations within the profession.

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