Australia Forced Sterilization

Horrible crimes in violation human rights are happening in Australia. A very personal and serious violation of basic human rights is Australia is forced sterilization. The act of forced sterilization is considered illegal, but it still happening and needs to be stopped. The first step in stopping this is to understand what sterilization is, who it affects, and how it affects them. The first step in putting a stop to forced sterilization is understanding what sterilization is. Sterilization is “the act or procedure of sterilizing or making sterile” (sterilization, 2013). In the medical field, sterilizing someone takes away their ability to have children. The act of sterilizing itself is not bad, but it is who it is being forced upon that is …show more content…
Australia’s forced sterilization can actually harm the disabled, using their most common procedure. The most common procedure for women is called tubal ligation, or having one’s ‘tubes tied’ (Stoppler C, 2014). “Side effects of tubal ligation may include infection, bleeding (hemorrhage), and any effects or complications associated with being under general anesthesia” (Stoppler C, 2014). For disabled patients, undergoing a procedure like this could be extremely dangerous. Another danger is the procedure itself going wrong. “When women get pregnant after being sterilized, about 1 out of 3 has a pregnancy that develops in a fallopian tube. This is called ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy is serious and may be life threatening.” (Sterilization for Women, 2014). Having these medical complications can make it even harder for a disabled individual to live life. Tubal ligation is a very serious and permanent …show more content…
“The forced sterilization of people with disability and the nonconsensual genital ‘normalization’ of intersex babies and children in Australia are being brought to the United Nations torture committee.” (Disability, 2014). Actions are being made to justify the women effected, but nothing has been put into place. “’People with disability in Australia are frequently subject to treatment that may constitute torture, or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including persistent and severe violence and abuse, forced or coerced non-therapeutic sterilization, long-term neglect of basic human needs, and painful and degrading behaviour modification techniques or restrictive practices,’ PWDA says.” (Disability, 2014). Forced sterilization is something that is wrong and unfair to the people it effects. More awareness needs to be spread and more actions need to be made to stop this and give justice to the