SCHOLAR: SEX & GENDER

In my analysis of the documentary, “The Sterilization of Leilani Muir” I feel that the government of Alberta was discriminating on this woman. The rise of the trial provides some clear information with pertinence to the government objectives back then. Leilani Muir was a young girl from Alberta who was abused by her parents and further sent to a sterilization facility. The government was discriminatory and caused genocide of these mentally ill peoples in their attempt to segregate them in facilities. This is a scary situation and I really cannot fathom that this had actually happened in Canada’s past. Eugenics, a biological theory regarding genetic trait discrimination which aim to create a population with those traits that are considered desirable. Through generations this can occur through birth and apparently children inherit these traits. This is one of the main objectives that are depicted in the film. The Canadian government was discriminating against the mentally ill and referring to them as, “mentally defective,” which in my opinion is very harsh. Today, this would be a clear violation to the Constitution and the Canadian Charter.

In contemporary times this is really considered a human rights issue. It is also surprising that Canada, with consideration of this documentary, was one of the main advocates of this legislation in the United Nations. I believe, that in contemporary times Canada has developed into a country that represents equity and fairness. They have really changed their perspective on human rights matters, what with their recent acceptance of refugees. However, there is always the threat that our democracy can be implicated due to the influence of negative forces. Human nature after all, is really compelled by evil. I believe the society has a large role in protecting the disabled.

I personally don’t believe in sterilization. People should have the opportunity to breed with one another. My issue with this society is the fact that they are preventing conversion therapy in their attempt to protect the gays and the transsexuals. There is currently a ban on this type of therapy in British Columbia. I believe that this is the modern method of how Canada with consideration of this documentary, is still enforcing a eugenics agenda. They, in their ban to promote conversion therapy are violating the Canadian Charter. People should be able to legally choose whether to subscribe to conversion therapy. I would like to ask, who is representing and fighting for these people that are getting ignored? Canada is so concerned about these gays and or transsexuals that they are overlooking the choices of those that would like to convert. In some extreme cases Canada is allowing these people to change their gender in their identification. This is a big liability when in consideration of the medical community. Imagine, a person who changed their gender gets into an accident and is unable to communicate or is in a comma. The nurses and the doctors would look at the identification and there is a possibility that they would treat this person based on the gender indicated on their identification. This is an actual problem. There are only two sexes according to science and as for the genders there are 63.