Supreme Court to hear arguments in May over former Eugenics Protection Act that forced sterilization. People who were forced to undergo sterilization due to disabilities or other reasons are seeking compensation from the state.
The focus is on whether the old EugenICS Protection Act violated the Constitution and whether there is a right to seek compensation. A unified judgment is expected to be made in the summer, the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court has ruled. The law lasted from 1948 to 1996 shortly after the war, and more than 16,000 people are said to have been forced.