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Compulsory Sterilization
Compulsory Sterilization
What is it?
Surgical Sterilization
Compulsory Sterilization (Canada)
The Ablerta Sexual Sterilization Act.
It began in 1928 to 1972, during these years over 2800 procedures were performed.
In 1937 the amendment to the act allowed sterilizations to be done without consent if the person was
regarded as mentally defective.
In july 1933 passed their own sexual sterilization act. Any person whom was capable of propagating undersirable social characteristics was authorized to be sterilized.
Social problems included prostitution, criminalization, and addiction/alcholism.
All records concerning B.C's sexual sterilization act have been lost or destroyed.
Three conditions that are necessary for an individual to undergo any medical procedure:
- The individual must be informed of both the nature and risks/benefits of the procedure.
- The consent must be voluntary, not the product of coercion, threat or fraud.
- The individual must be competent enough to give the above consent.
Alberta
- Method of birth control.
- Males; Vasectomy or Castration.
- Females; Tubal Ligation or Hysterectomy.
British Columbia
(Forced Sterilization)
What is it?
A government policy that attempts to force individuals to undergo surgical sterilization.
Manitoba Discussion
Targets?
Reached an agreement that involuntary sterilization is only
permissible if it has a postive effect on the physical or mental health of the individual; this is called therapuetic sterilization.
- Minors; assigned as "mental defectives".
- Aboriginal people and Metis; 25% of the sterilizations performed were of this category.
- Women; unmarried, poor, and young.