Ali Abunimah (Electronic Intifada)
After initial denials, Israel has admitted that medical authorities have been giving Ethiopian women long-term contraceptive drugs and it has been alleged that this was done without the women’s consent.
If the allegations are proven, this practice may fit the legal definition of genocide.
The government has now ordered clinics not to renew prescriptions for
the long-acting injectable contraceptive drug Depo-Provera “for women
of Ethiopian origin if for any reason there is concern that they might
not understand the ramifications of the treatment.”
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