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Three women in Namibia are suing the state for sterilizing them without their consent after being diagnosed as being HIV-positive.

The Legal Assistance Center, a human rights group which is representing them, claims that since 2008, it has recorded 15 cases of forced sterilization. Amon Ngavetene of LAC explained that besides the fact that women are not informed of the procedure and its health risks, there is often a language barrier since 11 different languages are spoken in Namibia....

Case goes to court on the 17th January. Interesting thing about the case is the women who were sterilized against their will - were not seeking monetary damages; just the option to adopt children, a promise for tuition to be paid for their adopted kids, and the chance for the sterilization to be reversed if possible.

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