OTTAWA — Increased national awareness about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women has resulted in mounting concerns about other vulnerable women who may have been endured the practice, an Ontario senator says. “The door has widened.”This fall, Boyer garnered national and international attention after she spoke out about concerns regarding allegations of modern-day sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada. Her concerns about sterilizations involving additional marginalized women are also shared by Sen. Kim Pate. Both Boyer and Pate are also considering a separate study of concerns about women and girls sterilized while in prison. Concerns about the sterilization of marginalized women and the extent to which women have consented to the procedure is also on the radar of Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, a physician herself.

Source: National Post January 11, 2019 22:07 UTC