Several of the study\u0027s participants did not realize they had been sterilized until years after, when they sought treatment for fertility issues.
The study, out of Université du Québec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue, says it’s the first of its kind to document the forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in the province, adding the results show there is an “obvious presence” of systemic racism in Quebec.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, 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 majority of the women cited in the study did not sign a form consenting to sterilization, and those who did said the information they received from medical staff was not clear about the procedure’s impact on their future ability to have children. Many patients in the study said they were unaware that tubal litigation is permanent. They said they lacked information about the risks and consequences of the operation. The participants believed it was a reversible contraceptive method and that it was possible to “untie” their tubes or “reverse” the tubal ligation when they wished to have a child again.Article content
Speaking to journalists in the Waswanipi community, Lafrenière said he was “happy to see the College of Physicians had already reacted their members that it’s not the way to do things. We cannot ask a woman who is in this step to make such an important decision. It’s completely unacceptable and we will reiterate that.”
Among the report’s recommendations is a call to the Quebec College of Physicians to immediately end the practice of forced sterilization. It also demands action from the provincial and federal governments.
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