Indigenous Women’s Alleged Sterilization Case in Quebec Clears Path for Class Action

August 23, 2023

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2023 3:31 pm Updated August 22, 2023 3:32 pm Decrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who assert they were involuntarily sterilized. Two leading plaintiffs have filed the lawsuit on behalf of all …

Report Published by Japan Reveals 25,000 Forced Sterilizations on Citizens, Including Children as Young as Nine

June 21, 2023

Japan’s Parliament recently released a comprehensive report on the Eugenic Protection Law, which allowed the government to sterilize individuals with cognitive disabilities, mental illness, or hereditary disorders in order to prevent the birth of “inferior” offspring. This information was reported by The Japan Times. According to the report, over the course of 48 years, a …