When I first moved to Alberta, one of the first news stories that I noticed was the issue involving forced sterilization of mental patients in Alberta. The government and the people of Alberta rightfully realized that this practice was horrific and a basic violation of human dignity and the human body. This is not a practice that should ever be taken lightly, and should never be forced on someone. Ever. For me, this is a red line that a government should not cross, no matter now "in the right" they may be.
There were a lot of good, honest, and sincere reasons to sterilize mental patients back in the day. That does not make it any less of a crime.
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