Eugenics in Japan - Abolition of Eugenics Laws

Abolition of Eugenics Laws

Laws that decreed compulsory sterilization of the disabled were abolished with the approval of the Mother's Body Protection Law ((母体保護法?) on June 18, 1996.

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