Tuesday, November 4, 2014

HIV-Positive Women Forcefully Sterilised in Namibia: Court

Namibia's Supreme Court has found that HIV-positive women were forcefully sterilised after giving birth - a decision hailed by activists as a victory for women throughout Africa. The southern African nation's highest court dismissed a government appeal against a judgement holding it liable for sterilising three HIV-positive women in state hospitals without their informed consent. Chief Justice Peter Shivute ruled that the doctors should not have sterilised ...

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