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Coerced Sterilization

Coerced Sterilization is a reproductive rights violation comprising the practice of sterilizing an individual without their full, informed, and voluntary consent, typically through direct or indirect pressures such as misinformation, financial incentives, legal mandates, or systemic discrimination, thereby distinguishing it from procedurally and ethically legitimate sterilization practices.

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2017–2026

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Publications

47

The Surgical Solution: A History of Involuntary Sterilization in the United States.

Nicole Rafter, Philip R. Reilly · The American Historical Review · 1992 · 232 citations

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Choice and coercion: birth control, sterilization, and abortion in public health and welfare

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 229 citations

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Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China

Richard Barrett · Pacific Affairs · 1991 · 178 citations

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Breeding contempt: the history of coerced sterilization in the United States

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 132 citations

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Native American Women and Coerced Sterilization: On the Trail of Tears in the 1970s

Sally J. Torpy · American Indian Culture and Research Journal · 2000 · 127 citations · Full text

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Authors

72

  1. PR
    Philip R. Reilly

    Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, United States

    3 publications · 281 citations

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  2. KS
    Kavita Shah Arora

    MetroHealth Medical Center, United States

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. AM
    Alexandra Minna Stern

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  4. JS
    Johanna Schoen

    2 publications · 153 citations

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  5. NL
    Natalie Lira

    Institute for Social Research, Norway

    2 publications · 33 citations

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Institutions

39

  1. MetroHealth Medical Center

    Cleveland, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  2. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    200 citations

  3. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    52 citations

  5. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

    Worcester, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    329 citations

  6. Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. University of New Brunswick

    Fredericton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 81 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 470 citations

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  3. American Indian Culture and Research Journal

    2 publications · 183 citations

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  4. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 250 citations

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  5. Journal of Medical Ethics

    1 publications · 16 citations

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