B.C. government coerced Indigenous women into sterilization over decades, lawsuit claims

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The lawsuit says B.C. had a law on the books sanctioning sterilizations for 40 years before it was repealed in 1973, though the procedures allegedly continued

The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court this week says the province had a law on the books sanctioning sterilizations for 40 years before it was repealed in 1973, though the procedures allegedly continued afterward.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

The woman, now in her 60s, says she was left traumatized and untrusting of doctors after being sterilized without proper consent, racked with guilt about the child “she might have had” if not for the procedure.Article content “It’s always difficult to speak truth to power but the province must acknowledge what happened to me and others,” Davis said. “Never again can this be allowed to happen.”

For years and years, silence has hurt me and so many others. My unborn child was taken away from me, against my will,” Roy said. “Now I am coming forward, to speak up.”

 

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yeah, here we go again with the cash register! 💰💰💰

'The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court this week says the province had a law on the books sanctioning sterilizations for 40 years before it was repealed in 1973' So sterilization was permitted but not mandatory.

None of the decades I've lived in

Not just indigenous women , any all that came to hospital looking for 2n-3rd abortions.

And then the Canadians sheep wonder why so many people are distrustful of vaccines and government mandates

No wonder Canadaians are always saying sorry so often, they are some kind of evil white walkers.

Boy Scout eugenics:

Boy Scout eugenics:

Governments are capable on anything..

And now our government is telling us abortion is women’s health care. So in the USA black babies are by far the 1 aborted baby What has changed?

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