Inquiry into indigenous children ‘guinea pig’ claim
Sarah Smiles & Tara Ravens; 16/4/08
Allegations that Aboriginal children were used as “guinea pigs” in medical experiments conducted last century will be investigated by the Federal Government. The claims were raised in a Senate inquiry into a Stolen Generation Compensation Bill in Darwin yesterday. Kathleen Mills from the Stolen Generations Alliance said the Australian public did not know the full extent of what happened to some children who were taken from their parents and institutionalised under removal policies.
Aboriginal girls given contraception implant: MP
16/4/08
Aboriginal girls as young as 12 have received long-lasting contraceptive implants, according to the Queensland Opposition, which claims “temporary sterilisation” tacitly approves of under-age sex but fails to prevent sexually transmitted infections. The Liberal spokeswoman for child safety, Jann Stuckey, said at least four and possibly five adolescent girls received the implant Implanon in the past two years at Woorabinda, central Queensland. She said the information came from four different sources, and one girl had three sexually transmitted infections.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/aboriginal-girls-given-contraception-implant-mp/2008/04/15/1208025189602.html
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