Japan's top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional
Japan's top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional
The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18439514
The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.
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Damn, this article takes you places. First it talks about what happened in WWII, which is horrific, but not surprising. Then it says that the law wasn't repealed until 1996 and because of that-
Forced sterilisations were most prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, during the post-war baby boom. Many of those forcibly sterilised had physical and intellectual disabilities, mental health problems or chronic diseases such as leprosy.
Physical restraint, anaesthesia and even "deception" were allowed for these operations, according to a government notice in 1953.
They interview someone who was just 12 when it was done to them.
The last in the US was in 1981, Oregon.
No, it was in 2020.
The last one so far
Texas wants to bring it back.
Fuck Texas
Yes, not the best things people have done in the name of their country.