Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia
This paper considers the issue of forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities in the Australian context. It examines the history and ideological underpinning of this practice, the current Australian regime and the present rationales for court or tribunal authorisation of a sterilising...
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| description | This paper considers the issue of forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities in the Australian context. It examines the history and ideological underpinning of this practice, the current Australian regime and the present rationales for court or tribunal authorisation of a sterilising procedure. It is by no means an exhaustive coverage, but aims to critically analyse the current system and make recommendations for reform of Australian law and policy. This paper ultimately concludes that the practice of forced sterilisation in Australia should be criminalised, save for exceptional circumstances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-544a8858687a4f13963b8df33f2f9fdd2022-12-22T04:08:53ZengMDPI AGLaws2075-471X2017-07-0163810.3390/laws6030008laws6030008Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in AustraliaLaura Elliott0Graduate student, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, 185 Pelham St, Carlton, VIC 3053, AustraliaThis paper considers the issue of forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities in the Australian context. It examines the history and ideological underpinning of this practice, the current Australian regime and the present rationales for court or tribunal authorisation of a sterilising procedure. It is by no means an exhaustive coverage, but aims to critically analyse the current system and make recommendations for reform of Australian law and policy. This paper ultimately concludes that the practice of forced sterilisation in Australia should be criminalised, save for exceptional circumstances.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/6/3/8disabilityhuman rightssterilisationviolencemedical procedureslegal capacityconsentwomengirlsConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| spellingShingle | Laura Elliott Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia Laws disability human rights sterilisation violence medical procedures legal capacity consent women girls Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| title | Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia |
| title_full | Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia |
| title_fullStr | Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia |
| title_short | Victims of Violence: The Forced Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia |
| title_sort | victims of violence the forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities in australia |
| topic | disability human rights sterilisation violence medical procedures legal capacity consent women girls Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
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