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Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced or coerced sterilization, refers to any government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific group of people. Sterilization eliminates a person's capacity to reproduce, and it is usually performed by surgical or chemical means.
Purported justifications for compulsory sterilization have included population control, negative eugenics, limiting the spread of HIV[1] or other venereal diseases and the desire to commit genocide against ethnic groups.
The governments of several countries implemented sterilization programs in the early 20th century.[2] Although such programs have been banned in much of the world, instances of forced or coerced sterilization still occur.
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