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"For the state to evade responsibility for damages payments would be extremely unfair and unjust, and absolutely intolerable," the court in A 1953 government notice said physical restraint, anesthesia and even"deception" could be used for the operations. "But a complete resolution of this issue hasn't been realized yet. Together with lawyers, I will continue to fight," said Kita, one of several victims who celebrated outside the court, some in wheelchairs.The number of operations in Japan slowed to a trickle in the 1980s and 1990s before the law was scrapped in 1996.
However, survivors say that was too little to match the severity of their suffering and took their fight to court.