Issues remain despite passage of relief bill for Japan’s eugenics victims [Asahi Shimbun Editorial]
“only about 3,000, or slightly more than 10 percent of the people who underwent state-ordered sterilizations, have been identified.”
Category: Eugenics
Plaintiffs appeal ‘Unjust ruling’ denying damages over forced sterilization in Japan
“Two women who underwent forced sterilization in Japan decades ago appealed Friday a district court ruling that denied a damages suit despite determining the country’s now-defunct eugenics protection law was unconstitutional.”
NHK Reports on Forced Sterilization after Sendai court ruling [Video in English]
“After a court in Sendai reports that forced sterilization was unconstitutional but awarded no damages, NHK made a report,, here is an extract from it. Apologies for the sound quality at certain points in the video.”
A Japanese Court rules defunct eugenics law unconstitutional but denies damages
“A Japanese court determined on Tuesday 28th May that the now-defunct eugenics protection law that mandated the government to stop people with intellectual disabilities from reproducing was unconstitutional, but it dismissed a damages suit filed by two women who underwent forced sterilization.”
Japan enacts law to redress victims of forced sterilization
“The new law, drafted by both ruling and opposition parties, offers an apology to victims but critics say its wording lacks clarity over where the responsibility lies.”
Japanese Medical Science Federation to investigate involvement in forced sterilizations
“Many medical societies were involved in the promotion of forced sterilizations, but self-investigations into the practice have been limited to a small portion of the organizations. It is especially rare for the JMSF, the largest academic organization in the country in the medical field, to confront the past history of its member societies and medical scientists. The purpose of the investigation is to identify the factors that led to scientists and physicians at the time to promote forced sterilizations.”
Abe to issue apology to victims of forced sterilization
“Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to issue a statement offering a state apology to victims of forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics law after a redress bill clears parliament, government sources said Tuesday.”
