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A Human Rights Issue of the Present, Not the Past: Forced Sterilization of Women with Disabilities in Group Facilities Sparks Debate

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  1. The Committee for the Investigation of Forced Sterilization and National Assembly members Kim Ye-ji and Seo Mi-hwa have called for a fact-finding survey and measures to prevent recurrence of forced sterilization and forced contraception of women with disabilities.
  2. At a press conference in the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 19th, they cited cases of procedures and separation of children from their parents at group facilities, welfare institutions and psychiatric medical institutions.
  3. The committee has demanded that the Ministry of Health and Welfare conduct a nationwide survey and issue an official apology, along with emergency support for leaving facilities and independent living, and that the National Assembly comprehensively revise the Maternal and Child Health Act.

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A Human Rights Issue of the Present, Not the Past: Forced Sterilization of Women with Disabilities in Group Facilities Sparks Debate

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): “과거가 아닌 현재의 인권 문제” 집단수용시설 장애여성 강제불임 논란, 국회서 재발방지 촉구

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