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Bill S-250

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 20, 2023
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures)
  • This bill, called S-250, is an amendment to the Criminal Code in Canada. It aims to establish a new offence related to sterilization procedures. The bill begins with a preamble that acknowledges that the sterilization of individuals without their consent is a result of systemic discrimination, colonization, and racism. It particularly affects Indigenous and racialized individuals. The main amendment is the addition of section 268.1 to the Criminal Code. This section provides definitions for key terms, such as "medical practitioner" and "sterilization procedure." It defines a sterilization procedure as the surgical prevention of conception, including the severing, clipping, tying, or cauterizing of the fallopian tubes, ovaries, or uterus, or any other act performed for the primary purpose of permanently preventing conception. The bill establishes an offence related to performing sterilization procedures on individuals without their c
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