Women are sterilized without their knowledge or consent on various fallacious grounds. In some cases, proponents defend this practice as necessary to protect women. Nowhere is this argument invoked more than in the case of women with disabilities.
Posts Tagged “International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics”
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Posted in: Europe, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care, Disability Rights Initiative, European Court of Human Rights, forced sterilization, intellectual disability, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, mental health, public health, reproductive health, reproductive rights, Tirza Leibowitz, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, women
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New guidelines bring us one step closer to ending the forced sterilization of women. Now governments need to put the guidelines into practice, to ensure that health care providers protect the rights of all women.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Health, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care, forced sterilization, HIV/AIDS, human rights, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, marginalized groups, North Carolina, public health, reproductive rights, Roma, Roma health, Tamar Ezer, women