At a group home in Esashi-cho, Hokkaido, sterilization was proposed when a resident with an intellectual disability wanted to get married or live together in the facility. Lawyers and others who support those who were forced to undergo surgery held a press conference and appealed, ``The government should conduct a nationwide fact-finding survey in response to trampling on the spirit of the Constitution.''
At a group home run by the social welfare corporation Asunaro Fukushikai in Esashi Town, the facility has been proposing sterilization treatments to residents with intellectual disabilities who wish to marry or live together for more than 20 years. It has been revealed that 16 people in 8 groups have responded.
Regarding this, under the former eugenics protection law, the legal team and supporters of the lawsuit seeking compensation from the government for those who were forced to undergo sterilization surgery held a press conference in Tokyo on the 23rd, saying, ``Whether or not you give birth to a child is an individual decision. It is a matter that should be decided by the government, and the response to press for sterilization is a violation of the spirit of the constitution."
After that, he appealed that the country should conduct a nationwide fact-finding survey to see if similar things have happened at other facilities.
Koji Niisato, co-representative of the National Eugenic Protection Law Victims Advocate, said, ``I think the background to this response is the government's stance of not recognizing that the former eugenic protection law is unconstitutional. It is questioned whether to reflect on the