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Region: Sonindia

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Nagatar karumuttu chettiar wrote:Europaterre if I may offer my ideas on the current GA proposal:

Ban on Forced Sterilisation:

This proposal is problematic, unnecessary, and a generally poor idea. The same way you can lose your inherent Right to Life if you get in the way of someone else's, you lose your right to be able to reproduce if you attempt to rape someone, or are a violent murderer. Below are my reasons the proposal should be voted firmly AGAINST.

  1. "Noting that sterilisation against an individual's will continues to be used as a method of reducing the population of minorities in some member-states and as a punishment for sexual offenders," while this is an issue in terms of minority genocide in many nations, it as a punishment for sex offenders is a good idea. It makes it impossible to reoffend. The problem clause (this one), is flawed through its presentation of the latter use of sterilisation as a negative thing.

  2. The proposal follows that up two lines later with: "Seeking to ban this method that has been, in the past, used to get rid of people that society has considered to be unwanted members, whether they were sexual or ethnic minorities or people with specific disabilities," this would be a good idea if it only barred this, but it doesn't. It assumes presumptively that if that is an issue all Sterilisation is.

  3. Then the problem lies here: "Prohibits: The sterilisation of any individual without their informed consent, unless a parent or guardian is legally able to and does consent on their behalf; The extradition of any criminal to places where they may be subject to forced sterilisation as a form of punishment;" This not only flawed in that it provides parents with power over the sterilisation of their children through adulthood, but also bans it as a method of stopping sexual assault.

The flaws with the resolution are many and it defeats its own goal by making nations more unsafe for women. I highly recommend a vote AGAINST: Ban on Forced Sterilisation.

Kobanie wrote:I agree, sterilization is the best way to stop rapists and should be an available punishment for sexual crimes.

Forced sterilization constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. This is a violation of basic human rights. I agree certain crimes like rape and sexual assault may make this option seem appealing, but at the end of the human rights triumphs all.

Not only would this violate human rights codes and international law, allowing forced sterilization creates a whole new world of issues. How can we ensure the proper enforcement of these laws? What stops nations from creating laws that allow for genocide due to the mass sterilization of a certain populace? There are reasons we have designated it as a crime against humanity in real life. I encourage Europaterre to vote FOR the proposal.

Swasal, Ultior, and Europaterre

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