Involuntary Sterilization of HIV-Positive Women: An Example of Intersectional Discrimination

This article considers the involuntary sterilization of HIV-positive women through the lens of intersectional discrimination. It begins by examining the international human right to be free from discrimination before considering involuntary sterilization as a form of discrimination against women. The article then draws on the example of the involuntary sterilization of HIV-positive women to make the point that, in order to understand the insidious nature of involuntary sterilization, it must be viewed through the prism of intersectional discrimination.