Thursday, December 20, 2012

Sweden Sterilization Law is Struck Down

The Administrative Court of Appeals in Stockholm, Sweden announced today, December 19th 2012  that the requirement in the Swedish Law on Legal Gender Recognition that a person wishing  to change gender marker must undergo sterilization indeed violates the Swedish Constitution (Regeringsformen 2 kap 6 §)  as well as the articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights.

See full article here, Swedish Court repeals Sterilization Requirement