Publication Date
December 2012
9 p, ill
This paper provides an overview of the issue of forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities in Australia. It provides information on the Australian Government's response to the issue over the past two decades and examines the issue in the context of Australia's international and domestic human rights obligations
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Keywords
Global picture; disability and gender; Health; family planning; Human rights; rights; Politics government and economics; legislation and policy; Cross-cutting; policy; disability identity and intersectionality; sexual health; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; freedom from exploitation violence and abuse
