Forced and coerced sterilization of persons in Canada / Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights ; the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, chair, the Honourable Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard, deputy chair, the...: YC32-0/432-3E-PDF

"On 20 February 2019, the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (the committee) commenced a study on the extent and scope of forced and coerced sterilization of persons in Canada[.] … This report provides an overview of the committee's findings and outlines the conclusions garnered during the committee's hearings. It begins with information to contextualize the study then moves to a discussion of reproductive rights in Canada and internationally followed by a history of forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada. The third section of this report explores reports and testimony on the topic of forced and coerced sterilization of other vulnerable and marginalized groups in Canada and abroad. The report concludes with two recommendations requesting that the Government of Canada respond without delay to this report and that a parliamentary committee conduct further study on this issue"--Introduction, pages 9, 10.

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Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Human Rights, author, issuing body.
Title Forced and coerced sterilization of persons in Canada / Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights ; the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, chair, the Honourable Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard, deputy chair, the Honourable Nancy J. Hartling, deputy chair.
Series title [Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights] ; [3rd report, 43rd Parliament, 2nd session]
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Later edition The scars that we carry : Part II
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: La stérilisation forcée et contrainte de personnes au Canada.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Senate, Canada = Sénat, Canada, June 2021.
Author / Contributor Ataullahjan, Salma.
Description 1 online resource (31 pages).
Catalogue number
  • YC32-0/432-3E-PDF
Subject terms Involuntary sterilization -- Canada.
Indigenous women -- Health and hygiene -- Canada.
Indigenous women -- Medical care -- Canada.
Reproductive rights -- Canada.
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