HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilization in government hospitals

By Yasin Kakande KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ida, 29, was six months pregnant when she suddenly felt abdominal pains and went to a government hospital in Kampala. Like all pregnant women in Uganda, she was tested for HIV as part of routine screening for the virus.

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HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilization in government hospitals