In the state compensation lawsuit which is being contested in the Sendai district court, saying that it was unconstitutional that the forced infertility surgery was forced by the former eugenics protection law, the country strengthened the policy not to give a view on whether the law was unconstitutional On receiving the plaintiffs' voices, the voices of opposition were raised. Koji Nieto defense attorney general criticized, "If it is true, it is a sign that the country is retrospective and not reflecting at all."

Presiding judge Nakajima stated in his oral argument in June that he was willing to make a constitutional judgment as a court and asked the state to respond to the country by the end of July whether the law was unconstitutional.

"The country should be obliged to clarify the approval or disapproval in light of the civil procedure litigation law, you can not apologize or compensate unless you accept the constitutionality. Leave it for over 20 years, solve it yourself I can not see the attitude to do, anger will come up. "

Plaintiff Miyagi prefecture's 60-year-old woman's sister-sister said, "I was disappointed, but I was just disappointed that we just want the words of an apology.In a country like that, it will encourage social eugenic thought Is not it? "He told with a sigh.

On the other hand, LDP lawmakers who are members of the ruling party working team (WT) working on the relief and support bills said, "One answer is" I can not say approval or disapproval ", and expressed an understanding to the government policy. "How can the nation respond to the court, this will keep the remedy measures silently."

Likewise, the opposition party of the bipartisan Federation who is preparing relief and support measures said, "It is a law of human rights violation, personally I want you to state unconstitution in the country, but if there is no trial it is constitutional constitution It is meaningful that it is supposed to be not constitutional constitution. " On that basis, "(Government's policy) will be based on the submission of relief and support bills, I hope the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will cooperate fully so that a good law can be created."

The next oral argument will be held on September 12. (Yamamoto Yuta, Hamada Tomohiro)