Sterilization of girls and women with intellectual disabilities: Past and present justifications

Violence Against Women

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 432-461

  Brady, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0035589395     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10778010122182541     Document Type: Article

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