• The report references the involuntary sterilization of a number of specific population groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • The one-child policy also disadvantages women as the punitive measures imposed to enforce this policy are almost always directed against women, with involuntary abortion and sterilisation among the consequences. (socialistalternative.org)
  • The lawsuit seeks $500 million in damages, plus an additional $50 million in punitive damages, and has been brought on behalf of all Indigenous women sterilized in Alberta without their prior and informed consent before Dec. 14 this year. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • None of the foregoing parties shall be liable for any claims or losses of any nature, including, but not limited to, lost profits, punitive or consequential damages related to the data. (vishay.com)
  • It's important to note that punitive damages can only be ordered by the court and are relatively rare. (gabriellegal.com)
  • Your attorney will inform you if your case may qualify for punitive damages. (gabriellegal.com)
  • On Dec. 20, 2022, Cook County judge Marguerite Quinn declined to lower the punitive damages or order a new trial for the Sotera Health lawsuit causing shares to fall (-7%) to $7.66. (mammothtimes.com)
  • Punitive damages can cover them for their pain and suffering. (californiaaccidentattorneysblog.com)
  • Rationalizations for compulsory sterilization have included eugenics, population control, gender discrimination, limiting the spread of HIV, "gender-normalizing" surgeries for intersex people, and ethnic genocide. (wikipedia.org)
  • Early population programs of the 20th century were marked as part of the eugenics movement, with Nazi Germany's programs providing the most well-known examples of sterilization of disabled people, paired with encouraging ethnic Germans who fit the "Aryan race" phenotype to rapidly reproduce. (wikipedia.org)
  • Physicians helped create and legitimise the pseudoscientific framework for the eugenics movement, which would implement forceful sterilisation as its tool of choice to eliminate undesirable traits that were thought to be biologically inherited and predominant among racial and ethnic minorities. (bmj.com)
  • The sacrifice of a race' : Virginia's proto-eugenicists survey humanity -- 'Rearing the human thoroughbred' : progressive era eugenics in Virginia -- 'Defending the thin red line' : academics and eugenics -- 'Sterilize the misfits promptly' : Virginia controls the feebleminded -- 'Mongrel Virginians' : eugenics and the 'race question' -- 'A healthier and happier America' : persistent eugenics in Virginia -- 'They saw black all over' : eugenics, massive resistance, and punitive sterilization -- Conclusion : 'I never knew what they'd done with me. (edu.au)
  • Eugenics-based forced-sterilization law approved by Washington Governor Louis F. Hart on March 8, 1921. (historylink.org)
  • Beginning in September 2018, shortly after the publication of the EPA's NATA report, cancer-stricken plaintiffs filed a surge of lawsuits in Illinois against Sotera, alleging that EtO emissions from the Company's sterilization facility had caused their cancer. (wedbush.com)
  • Fuelled by punitive drug laws, the number of people incarcerated worldwide rose from 10.74 million to 11.5 million between 2018 and 2023 - with more than 2 million imprisoned for drug offences. (dpnsee.org)
  • In 2018, ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization came under scrutiny after releasing an EPA risk assessment, which the Company claims are highly conservative. (mammothtimes.com)
  • Through its Sterigenics brand, which accounts for the majority of Sotera's annual revenues, Sotera provides outsourced terminal sterilization services for the medical device and pharmaceutical markets. (wedbush.com)
  • Its largest division, Sterigenics, provides terminal sterilization services for its clients, including 40 of the 50 top medical device makers and eight of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies. (mammothtimes.com)
  • Sterilization removes a person's capacity to reproduce, and is usually done through surgical procedures. (wikipedia.org)
  • Between 1949 and 1960, for example, of the 104 surgical sterilizations performed in South Carolina mental hospitals, all but two were performed on blacks. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Surgical sterilization reduces the overall animal population decreasing the chance of dog packs and unwitting cat breeders that increase the probability of nuisance complaints, damage to personal property, and attacks on adults, children, and legally confined animals. (siloamsprings.com)
  • Essure, marketed by Bayer, was promoted as a safer method of surgical sterilization for women. (gabriellegal.com)
  • Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, is a government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific group of people. (wikipedia.org)
  • Funding of mothers on welfare by HEW (Health, Education, and Welfare) covers roughly 90% of cost and doctors are likely to concur with the compulsory sterilization of mothers on welfare. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is not Washington's first compulsory sterilization law, but it is the first to have an explicitly eugenic intent. (historylink.org)
  • He also calls upon them to outlaw forced or coerced sterilization in all circumstances and provide special protection to individuals belonging to marginalized groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • Awareness campaigns over the past decade have highlighted the dangers within these facilities and all staff and personnel are required to adhere to strict sterilization and disinfection procedures and protocols to prevent these infections from occurring. (sgklawyers.com)
  • Accordingly, you're about to hear from CDC experts on recommendations for resuming non-emergency dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic, new information regarding facility and equipment considerations, sterilization, and disinfection, and considerations for the use of test-based strategies to inform patient care, and on expanded recommendations for provision of dental care to both patients with COVID-19 and patients without COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Looking to test the law's legality before engaging in widespread sterilization, the colony superintendent, Albert S. Priddy, made sure his order was appealed. (encyclopediavirginia.org)
  • The claim alleges Alberta - including senior officials and ministers- had specific knowledge of widespread coerced sterilizations perpetrated on Indigenous women. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • Sotera provides sterilization and lab testing and advisory services to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. (wedbush.com)
  • Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ: SHC) is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization solutions, lab testing, and advisory services. (mammothtimes.com)
  • In addition to reports on continued large-scale extra-judicial detentions, severe and systemic restrictions on freedom of expression and association, and on freedom of religion or belief, there are growing concerns about the alleged use of forced labour, forced family separations and forced sterilization. (hrwf.eu)
  • The recently reported cases of coerced sterilisation of women at a privately operated immigration detention facility in the USA are egregious in their disregard for human dignity and professional ethics, but sadly not surprising. (bmj.com)
  • Although state-endorsed forcible sterilisation programs have ended, incarcerated women have remained particularly vulnerable to sterilisation abuse. (bmj.com)
  • By the end of the World War II , it was estimated that 40,000 sterilizations had taken place, mostly on poor white women. (encyclopedia.com)
  • A proposed class action has been filed against the government of Alberta on behalf of Indigenous women who say they were subjected to forced sterilizations. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • Celeste Poltak, a lawyer with the Toronto-based firm Koskie Minsky LLP, says the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is "yet another dark chapter" in the relationship between governments and Indigenous Peoples. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • Before the statute is ruled unconstitutional by the Washington State Supreme Court in 1941, the forced sterilization of 685 men and women will be documented. (historylink.org)
  • Women and gender diverse people who use drugs are subject to extreme levels and a wide range of violence due to patriarchal norms combined with punitive prohibition of some drugs. (dpnsee.org)
  • In some countries, transgender individuals are required to undergo sterilization before gaining legal recognition of their gender, a practice that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment has described as a violation of the Yogyakarta Principles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Historically, the practice of forced sterilization has varied according to time and place. (encyclopedia.com)
  • As of 2013, 24 countries in Europe required sterilization for legal gender recognition and 16 countries did not provide for any possibility to change legal gender at all, which meant that transgender people could have challenges applying for jobs, opening bank accounts, boarding planes, or may not be able to do these things at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several countries implemented sterilization programs in the early 20th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although such programs have been made illegal in most countries of the world, instances of forced or coerced sterilizations persist. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Much of these governmental population control programs were focused on using sterilization as the main avenue to reduce high birth rates, even though public acknowledgement that sterilization made an impact on the population levels of the developing world is still widely lacking. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Chinese language authorities is accused of inflicting pressured labor on Uyghurs, separating kids from households, mass sterilization and conducting re-education camps. (soccernewsz.com)
  • In Buck v. Bell , decided on May 2, 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 8 to 1, affirmed the constitutionality of Virginia's law allowing state-enforced sterilization. (encyclopediavirginia.org)
  • Mandatory court appearance citations may be more punitive due to the discretion of the District Judge. (siloamsprings.com)
  • $87 Million Roundup Verdict Stands Despite 'Clearly Improper' Conduct by Plaintiffs Lawyers - A California appeals court rejected Bayer's challenge to an $87 million award, saying the jury heard ample evidence to support findings the product not only causes cancer but that the conduct by Bayer's Monsanto unit deserved punitive damages. (truthinscience.org)
  • Surgical sterilization reduces the overall animal population decreasing the chance of dog packs and unwitting cat breeders that increase the probability of nuisance complaints, damage to personal property, and attacks on adults, children, and legally confined animals. (siloamsprings.com)
  • But as veterinary attitudes and research evolve , the age at which surgical sterilization is performed can vary markedly. (akc.org)
  • Persons seeking to dissociate themselves from an abortion or sterilization procedure may or may not act on the basis of a religious, as opposed to a secular, conviction," Engelmayer wrote. (bioedge.org)
  • The Holy Father just a week ago warned a contingent of bishops visiting Rome from the U.S. that the American government is undermining religious liberty, especially for Catholic employers and institutions which will be forced by law to offer abortion/contraception/sterilization coverage in their health care insurance plans. (catholicism.org)
  • Recognize that sexual and reproductive health and rights encompasses abortion on demand, clear guidelines on breastfeeding for women living with HIV, freedom from forced and coerced sterilization, rights-based prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs, as well as increased commitment and investment to ending maternal mortality. (icwglobal.org)
  • PRC authorities have conducted forced sterilizations and abortions of Uyghur women, coerced them to marry non-Uyghurs and separated Uyghur children from their families. (upi.com)
  • Chinese data show the dramatic spike in abortions, sterilizations and intrauterine-device insertions following the introduction of the one-child policy in 1980. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Since 1971, China has seen a total of 336 million abortions, completed 196 million sterilizations, and inserted 403 million intrauterine devices. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, nonetheless, declined in Could to help a boycott of the Beijing Video games, citing the tactic as ineffective and unduly punitive to Olympic athletes. (soccernewsz.com)
  • Given the length of time these poor practices persisted, perhaps a shift to a culture of Just-In-Time practices is needed, which highlights drawing attention to near misses as a learning, rather than punitive, tactic. (contagionlive.com)
  • But one of the most strongly worded reactions to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' Jan. 20 announcement that religious organizations could delay but not opt out of a requirement that all health plans cover contraception and sterilization at no cost came from Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh, in a column titled "To hell with you. (catholicfreepress.org)
  • But its benefits are not straightforward in a country like India, where the misogyny and patriarchal attitudes push the burden of birth control on women (resulting in a spike in female sterilization), and where polarizing politics threaten to marginalize minority religions. (theswaddle.com)
  • 2 At time of cheeking manuscript in galley proof form, July 22, 1940, the only sterilization legislation during 1940 sessions which had come to notice was an amendment to section 1 of the current Virginia law as regards enumeration of institutions, which amendment has not been worked into the compilation. (nih.gov)
  • Sterilization, legislation, laws preventing the fertile HIV/Aids infected from marrying - do I need to go on? (flashesofvices.com)
  • As part of the 'Not A Criminal' campaign, we demand countries replace punitive laws with evidence-based legislation to protect our communities from criminalisation, stigma, discrimination, and gender-based violence. (notacriminal.org)
  • In some countries, transgender individuals are required to undergo sterilization before gaining legal recognition of their gender, a practice that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment has described as a violation of the Yogyakarta Principles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pompeo also accused China of committing crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs, including arbitrary imprisonment of at least 1 million civilians, forced sterilization, torture of those arbitrarily detained, forced labor, and draconian restrictions on freedom of religion, expression and movement. (upi.com)
  • Last December, the tribunal accused the Chinese Communist Party of genocide against the 10 million Muslim people living in Xinjiang, among other charges that include torture, forced sterilization, and mass surveillance. (himalayaustralia.com.au)
  • The commemoration is part of 'Not A Criminal', a global campaign to highlight the punitive laws that criminalise and cause harm to people living with HIV, sex workers, LGBTI+ people & people who use drugs. (notacriminal.org)
  • https://www.animallaw.info/intro/state-spay-and-neuter-laws are required in approximately 32 states to provide for the sterilization of all dogs or cats they transfer or adopt out. (beam.lat)
  • While it is true that, under certain current eugenic sterilization laws, conviction of crime may result eventually in the sterilization of the convicted person, the operation, if performed, would be performed not as a punishment, but rather because such antisocial conduct would be considered as one indication that the person is defective or socially inadequate, and, upon investigation and examination, would be found to be an undesirable parent. (nih.gov)
  • Accordingly, there have been excluded from the present study State laws and statutory provisions which authorize a sterilization operation as punishment. (nih.gov)
  • and it should be kept in mind that only specific provisions of the sterilization laws are included in the tables, no effort being made to examine the general laws of the States for correlated provisions. (nih.gov)
  • During the 16 days of activism (25 Nov - 10 Dec) we are hoping to raise awareness of the outdated punitive laws that violate people's human rights and prevent them from leading healthy and safe lives. (notacriminal.org)
  • In fact, prominent law enforcement officials came out against this, and said that punitive action was not helping the situation, and that the drug problem should have been solved with the help of medical research, rather than enforcing strict laws. (doctorsassistedwellness.com)
  • The move is not accompanied by any punitive measures but calls on the international community and juridical bodies to hold China responsible. (upi.com)
  • Coercive measures like the two-child policy have been critiqued on the following grounds: they are anti-poor (punitive measures such as restrictions on government jobs will impact disadvantaged communities) and target the Muslim communities (where birth control measures are generally frowned upon). (theswaddle.com)
  • Moreover, punitive measures to discourage childbirth, like limiting job opportunities and education, can do a lot more harm than good. (theswaddle.com)
  • He called on the German government to impose punitive measures directly on the Chinese Communist Party. (himalayaustralia.com.au)
  • The compulsory sterilisation of incapacitate patients is said to be in their best interests. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Accordingly, you're about to hear from CDC experts on recommendations for resuming non-emergency dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic, new information regarding facility and equipment considerations, sterilization, and disinfection, and considerations for the use of test-based strategies to inform patient care, and on expanded recommendations for provision of dental care to both patients with COVID-19 and patients without COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • citation needed] Much of these governmental population control programs were focused on using sterilization as the main avenue to reduce high birth rates, even though public acknowledgement that sterilization made an impact on the population levels of the developing world is still widely lacking. (wikipedia.org)
  • The campaign that produced it will have been articulated in both punitive and public safety language. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Furthermore, in addition to Sterigenics, companies with medical device sterilization facilities, including BD Bard and B. Braun, have faced similar litigation throughout the country in places such as Georgia and Pennsylvania. (environmentallawmonitor.com)
  • Credit cards designed for financing medical care, if one can qualify, can carry punitive interest rates as high as 26.99 percent. (philippinecerebralpalsy.org)
  • AB 1634 mandated sterilizing cats and dogs by the age of four months, citing owners for intact pets, and increasing punitive fines (2). (beam.lat)
  • L.A. council gives initial OK to mandating sterilization of dogs and cats at 4 months or older. (beam.lat)
  • c) If the State orders chemical castration as an expressly punitive measure, to administer it cannot be reconciled with any decent understanding of a doctor's duty. (ox.ac.uk)
  • As of 2013, 24 countries in Europe required sterilization for legal gender recognition and 16 countries did not provide for any possibility to change legal gender at all, which meant that transgender people could have challenges applying for jobs, opening bank accounts, boarding planes, or may not be able to do these things at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • Create more mechanisms to ensure impactful engagement and rights implementation of the commitments already taken to reform punitive legal policies and frameworks aimed at young people living with HIV. (icwglobal.org)
  • Engelmayer's ruling was based on the financially punitive nature of the Trump rule, which allowed HHS to withhold federal funding from health care organizations that failed to comply with the conscience exemption. (bioedge.org)
  • In Buck v. Bell , decided on May 2, 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 8 to 1, affirmed the constitutionality of Virginia's law allowing state-enforced sterilization. (encyclopediavirginia.org)
  • At Priddy's behest, Buck's state-appointed guardian, Robert G. Shelton, appealed the sterilization order to the Amherst County Circuit Court. (encyclopediavirginia.org)
  • Court decisions pertaining to punitive sterilization are also excluded. (nih.gov)
  • Mandatory court appearance citations may be more punitive due to the discretion of the District Judge. (siloamsprings.com)
  • He also calls upon them to outlaw forced or coerced sterilization in all circumstances and provide special protection to individuals belonging to marginalized groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several countries implemented sterilization programs in the early 20th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although such programs have been made illegal in most countries of the world, instances of forced or coerced sterilizations persist. (wikipedia.org)
  • Looking to test the law's legality before engaging in widespread sterilization, the colony superintendent, Albert S. Priddy, made sure his order was appealed. (encyclopediavirginia.org)
  • To be true to their faith and the natural law written by God on every heart these institutions will have to suffer the punitive consequences of protest, which, if the current regime has its way, could mean closure. (catholicism.org)
  • In March of that year, the General Assembly passed a law that allowed for the state-enforced sterilization of those deemed genetically unfit for procreation. (encyclopediavirginia.org)
  • in other words, it is not intended as an expression of the attitude of the Service nor of the views of its personnel on the wisdom of sterilization as a State policy. (nih.gov)
  • The basis for the name removal was Gov. Mead's support, in his farewell address of 1912, "for proposals to restrict the issuance of marriage licenses and to appoint a commission to study the use of a new operation called a vasectomy, which was a safer and more humane process of sterilization," the lawsuit states. (ktar.com)
  • This is part of a pattern in the United States that has degenerated from the recognition of religion as good and salutary in our society to religion being subjected to punitive discrimination," said the statement signed by Bishops Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas and Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth and Dallas Auxiliary Bishops J. Douglas Deshotel and Mark J. Seitz. (catholicfreepress.org)