The Involuntary, Non-Therapeutic Sterilisation of Women and Girls with an Intellectual Disability – Can It Ever Be Justified?

This paper examines whether the involuntary, non-therapeutic sterilisation of women and girls with an intellectual disability can ever be justified under international law. There has been a tendency by international human rights bodies and advocates who are opposed to this practice to argue that rig...

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Main Authors: John Tobin, Elliot Luke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Victoria University 2013-12-01
Series:Victoria University Law and Justice Journal
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Online Access:https://vulj.vu.edu.au/index.php/vulj/article/view/24