Japanese law that had allowed female sterilization: They stole my life forever

I was given an anesthesia and I don't remember anything after that,” she said.

When I woke up, I was in a bed and I saw a sink. I wanted to drink water, but they told me no drinking is allowed. ”

Lizuka had worked for a family as a housemaker. It was late when her parents gave her shocking news: she had become one of 16,500 people subject to forced sterilization under a Japanese law aimed at preventing children's birth <x0).

The cervical tubes were attached to her in 1963 because she was supposedly suffering from a mental disorder. Fifty - five years later, her voice roared as she described her impact on her life - constant stomach pain and a heavy psychological burden.

I went to Tokyo to see if I could take it back, but they told me it was impossible,” she said. They stole my life. ”

Another victim who was sexually sterilized is Yumi Sato, who had been operated at the age of 15. Her sister said sterilizing operation ended by destroying the future of the marriage, reports The Guardian”, conscripts Periscope.

When she was about 22 and 23 years old, she had talked about a marriage, but she had informed the person that she could not have a child, and that affected him not to marry her,” speaks her sister, Michigan.

Sato recently launched a lawsuit seeking compensation from the Japanese government on procedure, arguing that the Eugenic Defence Law violated the post-war constitution because it violated people's right to pursue happiness.

It is the first case in Japan for other victims to hope that this will help pave the way for a broad public apology by the government.

As Japan faced the shock of surrender in World War II, some politicians spoke of an urgent need to improve the quality of our nation”.

Between 1948 and 1996, about 25,000 people have been sterilised under this law, including 16, 500 of them who died during procedures.. /Periscopi/