Israel’s health ministry is
investigating claims that Ethiopian women are being injected with a
controversial contraceptive without their knowledge or consent.
Thousands of Ethiopian women
are said to be receiving shots of Depo-Provera every three months in Israeli
clinics. The contraceptive stops menstruation and has been linked to fertility
problems and osteoporosis.
Yaakov Litzman, Israel’s
deputy minister of health, who has previously denied the practice, will lead
the inquiry, a spokesperson announced.
The phenomenon was uncovered
when social workers noticed the birth rate among Ethiopian immigrants halving
in a decade. An Israeli documentary investigating the scandal was aired in
December and prompted a popular outcry.
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