Certain forms of abuses in health-care settings that may cross a threshold of mistreatment that is tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2013, para. 33
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However, in response to reports of sterilizations of women in 2011, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics emphasized that "sterilization for prevention of future pregnancy cannot be ethically justified on grounds of medical emergency. Even if a future pregnancy may endanger a woman's life or health, she … must be given the time and support she needs to consider her choice. Her informed decision must be respected, even if it is considered liable to be harmful to her health."
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment