WWDA has been working for more than a decade on the issue of involuntary [forced] sterilisation of girls and women with disabilities. Part of our advocacy work over many years has been calling on the Australian Government to conduct a national inquiry into the issue. On 20 September 2012 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 24 April 2013: The involuntary or coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities in Australia. Information and updates about the Inquiry is provided here.
