Canada passes law criminalizing forced sterilization as aggravated assault
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Summary
The House of Commons has passed a long-awaited bill criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization, making it a form of aggravated assault punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The legislation follows years of advocacy by survivors and groups like the Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice, who estimate that as many as 15,000 Indigenous people have been sterilized without consent since the 1890s, with cases occurring as recently as last year.
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· 3 pulledThe House of Commons has passed a long-awaited law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization.
The law states that sterilization without legal consent constitutes aggravated assault, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.
The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice estimates as many as 15,000 Indigenous people have been sterilized without their consent since the 1890s, some as recently as last year.
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