Quebec College of Physicians adopts policies to prevent forced sterilization of Indigenous women
After a report two years ago found more than 20 Indigenous women in Quebec were victims of forced sterilizations since 1980, the province’s College of Physicians is introducing new rules to try to make sure it never happens again.
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After a report two years ago found more than 20 Indigenous women in Quebec were victims of forced sterilizations since 1980, the province’s College of Physicians is introducing new rules to try to make sure it never happens again.