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UN Interagency Statement Publication:
OHCHR, UN Women, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF & WHO
Eliminating Forced, Coercive & Otherwise
Involuntary Sterilization
Direct Link to Full 36-Page 2014
Publication: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/112848/1/9789241507325_eng.pdf?ua=1
Like
any other contraceptive method, sterilization should only be provided with the
full, free and informed consent of the individual. However, in some countries,
people belonging to certain population groups, including people living with
HIV, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, and
transgender and intersex persons, continue to be sterilized without their full,
free and informed consent.
This statement aims to contribute to the elimination of forced, coercive and otherwise involuntary sterilization. It reaffirms that sterilization as a method of contraception and family planning should be available, accessible, acceptable, of good quality, and free from discrimination, coercion and violence, and that laws, regulations, policies and practices should ensure that the provision of procedures resulting in sterilization is based on the full, free and informed decision-making of the person concerned.
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