“Israel’s health ministry is investigating claims that Ethiopian immigrants have unwittingly had Depo-Provera jabs for years.
A woman from the Ethiopian community at a protest in Jerusalem calling for relatives to be brought to Israel. A documentary claims immigrants received contraceptive shots in Ethiopian transit camps and Israel. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty
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.”
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