Any doctor found guilty of sterilizing a HIV positive woman without her consent,is liable to prosecution. Public Health Minister Beth Mugo says sterilization of HIV Positive Women violates their human rights as guaranteed in the constitution.
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Its Criminal to Sterilise a HIV Postive Woman Without Consent
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