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Compulsory sterilization
Sterilization effected by government coercion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, refers to any government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific group of people. Sterilization removes a person's capacity to reproduce, and is usually done by surgical or chemical means.
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Purported justifications for compulsory sterilization have included population control, eugenics, limiting the spread of HIV, and ethnic genocide.
Several countries implemented sterilization programs in the early 20th century.[1] Although such programs have been made illegal in much of the world, instances of forced or coerced sterilizations still persist.