Astghik Hovhannisyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 313955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Astghik Hovhannisyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Astghik |
| FAMILY NAME | Hovhannisyan |
| SIGNATURE | HOVHANNISYAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Russian-Armenian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7742-9396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preventing the birth of ‘inferior offspring
The aim of this article is to introduce details about the forced sterilizations performed under Japan’s Eugenic Protection Law (1948–96) and provide answers to questions about why such a piece of legislation could exist in postwar democratic Japan, how its constitutionality was discussed at the time, and how involuntary sterilizations were performed, perceived, and rationalized. It suggests that the law was conceived amid complex discussions on o…
The Testimony of a Victim of Forced Sterilization in Japan
About 16,500 people were sterilized under the now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law (1948-1996) of Japan, whose aim was to "prevent the birth of eugenically inferior offspring, and to protect maternal health and life". Kita Saburō (pseudonym), was one of the victims. He was sterilized in 1957, at the age of fourteen, while residing at a facility for troubled youths called Shūyō Gakuen in Sendai. This article introduces Kita's testimony about his ste…
Ōta Tenrei’s defense of birth control, eugenics and euthanasia
Ōta Tenrei (1900–1985) was a gynecologist, socialist, birth control activist, sexologist, aswell as an advocate of eugenics and euthanasia, who participated in the enactment of the Eugenic Protection Law (1948–1996) and founded the Japan Euthanasia Society (1976, now the Japan Society for Dying with Dignity). Ōta had progressive views onsexuality, women’s rights, and reproduction, especially vocal in hisadvocacy of abortion rights. At the same ti…
Ōta Tenrei’s defense of birth control, eugenics and euthanasia
Ōta Tenrei (1900–1985) was a gynecologist, socialist, birth control activist, sexologist, aswell as an advocate of eugenics and euthanasia, who participated in the enactment of the Eugenic Protection Law (1948–1996) and founded the Japan Euthanasia Society (1976, now the Japan Society for Dying with Dignity). Ōta had progressive views onsexuality, women’s rights, and reproduction, especially vocal in hisadvocacy of abortion rights. At the same ti…
Ōta Tenrei’s defense of birth control, eugenics and euthanasia
Ōta Tenrei (1900–1985) was a gynecologist, socialist, birth control activist, sexologist, aswell as an advocate of eugenics and euthanasia, who participated in the enactment of the Eugenic Protection Law (1948–1996) and founded the Japan Euthanasia Society (1976, now the Japan Society for Dying with Dignity). Ōta had progressive views onsexuality, women’s rights, and reproduction, especially vocal in hisadvocacy of abortion rights. At the same ti…
The Testimony of a Victim of Forced Sterilization in Japan
About 16,500 people were sterilized under the now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law (1948-1996) of Japan, whose aim was to "prevent the birth of eugenically inferior offspring, and to protect maternal health and life". Kita Saburō (pseudonym), was one of the victims. He was sterilized in 1957, at the age of fourteen, while residing at a facility for troubled youths called Shūyō Gakuen in Sendai. This article introduces Kita's testimony about his ste…
Preventing the birth of ‘inferior offspring
The aim of this article is to introduce details about the forced sterilizations performed under Japan’s Eugenic Protection Law (1948–96) and provide answers to questions about why such a piece of legislation could exist in postwar democratic Japan, how its constitutionality was discussed at the time, and how involuntary sterilizations were performed, perceived, and rationalized. It suggests that the law was conceived amid complex discussions on o…
Birth control (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Eugenics (2 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medical History and Research (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Abortion (1 work) · Business (1 work)