Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women

Quebec university study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women

Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women

There have been at least 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980, a university study released Thursday concluded. The study, out of Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, says it's the first of its kind to document the f...

Indigenous women: At least 22 cases of forced sterilization in Quebec since 1980

First Nations and Inuit women were subjected to forced sterilizations in the Quebec health system between 1980 and 2019.

Report confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women in Quebec

Several of the study's participants did not realize they had been sterilized until years after, when they sought treatment for fertility issues.

Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women

A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980 and calls for the practice to end. The study says that several participants did not realize they had been sterilized until years after the procedure when they sought treatment for fertility issues.

At least 22 Indigenous women underwent forced sterilization in Quebec from 1980-2019: report

A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Quebec since 1980, attributes the practice to systemic racism, which the Quebec government has refused to acknowledge, and calls for it to end.