Center for Reproductive Rights, New York, USA.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Aug;114(2):163-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.05.002.
Human rights provisions in laws set by international treaties and national legislatures make individuals' informed and freely given consent a precondition to the legality of their sterilization. Nevertheless, evidence shows that sterilizations have been undertaken by forceful means or coerced acceptance, to which women do not genuinely consent. The women are often members of ethnic minorities in their countries, such as Roma women, or adolescent or disabled women. Some European governments have acknowledged their responsibility for human rights abuses by forced and coerced sterilization of vulnerable women, and committees established by international human rights treaties to monitor states' compliance with their standards are increasingly vigilant to expose and condemn wrongful sterilization. For instance, the committee monitoring compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights provide guidance for the prevention of violations.
国际法和国家立法中的人权条款规定，个人知情和自愿同意是其绝育合法化的前提条件。然而，有证据表明，绝育手术是通过强制手段或强迫接受进行的，而这些女性并非真正同意。这些女性往往是其所在国家的少数民族成员，如罗姆妇女，或青少年或残疾妇女。一些欧洲政府承认对弱势妇女进行强制和强迫绝育的侵犯人权行为负有责任，监督各国遵守其标准的国际人权条约设立的委员会越来越警惕地揭露和谴责这种绝育行为。例如，监督《消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约》执行情况的委员会和欧洲理事会人权专员为防止侵犯人权行为提供了指导。
