Feds should make coerced sterilization a criminal offence: Senate report cdnpoli
The human rights committee says in a report released Thursday that forced and coerced sterilizations persist in Canada and both legal and policy responses are needed.
It defines forced or coerced sterilization as a surgical procedure to prevent conception that is performed without a patient’s free, prior and informed consent. “On top of the trauma of undergoing the procedure itself, witnesses describe long-term health and psychological effects, including depression, anxiety and loss of trust in the medical system.”
“Forced sterilization disrupts and breaks the natural laws that Indigenous Peoples have followed since time immemorial,” she said. Boyer said that despite provinces stating that the practice has stopped, forced sterilizations persist and a bill would make sure that medical workers stop and think before acting.Article content
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