Japan’s Diet Passes Forced Sterilization Bill, ‘Mark: A Call to Action’ on Some Amazon Primes

The Diet enacted a bill into law on Tuesday to compensate victims of forced sterilization under Japan’s now-defunct eugenic protection law. The new law includes a preamble expressing the state’s apology and calls for compensation of 15 million yen each for victims and 5 million yen for their spouses, as well as a lump-sum payment of 2 million yen for those forced to have abortions. The compensation law will take effect three months after its promulgation. MARK: A CALL TO ACTION is the story of Dr. Mark Bookman, a severely disabled Pennsylvania-born American who later resided in Tokyo full-time, becoming one of Japan's leading experts on accessibility and a policy consultant to governments and major corporations around the world. His tireless efforts helped raise awareness and positively impacted the lives of not only disabled persons, but also children, seniors and vulnerable populations in the United States, Japan and many other nations. Episode notes: ‘Japan’s Diet Passes Forced Sterilization Bill’ https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/10/09/diet-passes-forced-sterilization-compensation-bill/ Information About Accessing ‘Mark: A Call to Action’: https://geni.us/markacalltoaction?fbclid=IwY2xjawF0jgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXqXdN7gkBFTcCO7ro-YQ3nSMTftJ7uMNwO7VTRdJXGFZzj_yt5WwN7DKg_aem_V73vfBOJY4wH4AT_VpYkug