forced sterilization
What I Think About International Adoption as a Chinese Adoptee
From 1991 to 2005, 120,000 Chinese children were adopted to Western parents. Now all grown up, many question the decisions that shaped their lives.
Indigenous Women in Canada Are Still Being Sterilized Without Their Consent
In the 20th century, the U.S. and Canada carried out a quiet genocide against Indigenous women through coerced sterilization. In 2019, it’s still happening.
California’s Dark History of Forcibly Sterilizing Latinas
A new bill, which currently sits in the Assembly, would identify and compensate the survivors of California's forced sterilization program, which disproportionately targeted Latina women.
Justice Might Just Be Possible in the Case of Mass Forced Sterilizations in Peru
Nobody has ever faced charges for a forced sterlization campaign launched by the far-right Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori in the 90s which rights groups say involved more than 270,000 people. Now prosecutors are investigating some of the cases.
Kenyan Women With HIV Are Suing Hospitals and Aid Organizations Over Forced Sterilizations
Five HIV-positive women are suing Doctors Without Borders and other groups over sterilizations that allegedly occurred without their knowledge or proper consent.
Some US Victims of Forced Sterilization Are About to Be Compensated — But Most Aren't
US states sterilized more than 60,000 people in the 20th Century, but only North Carolina has passed legislation to compensate victims.
