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Forced Sterilization of Uyghur Women is a Violation of a Woman’s Right to Reproductive Autonomy

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Forced Sterilization of Uyghur Women is a Violation of a Woman’s Right to Reproductive Autonomy

Philip Alexander

August 5, 2020 11:30:22 pm

In late June, findings from an investigation confirmed China’s compulsory sterilization of Uyghur women native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in northwest China. Dr. Adrian Zenz, a senior fellow in Chinese studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, conducted research that indicates a significant decline in the birth rate of the Uyghur [...]

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