For years, Indigenous women in Canada have been calling attention to an issue that has traumatized them: forced or coerced sterilization. One might think the so-called medical practice is a vestige of the past — but it still happens in Canada, inflicted mostly upon Indigenous women. Now, the Senate has unanimously supported a bill to finally end this deeply harmful and racist practice. Melissa Ridgen explains.
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Canadian Senate unanimously supports bill to end forced sterilization of Indigenous women
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