sterilization

(noun)

A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.

Related Terms

  • Childfree

Examples of sterilization in the following topics:

  • The Decline of the Traditional Family

    • Voluntary childlessness in women is defined as women of childbearing age who are fertile and do not intend to have children, women who have chosen sterilization, or women past childbearing age who were fertile but chose not to have children.
    • To accomplish the goal of remaining childfree, some individuals undergo medical sterilization or relinquish their children for adoption.
  • Childless Couples

    • Voluntary childlessness in women is defined as women of childbearing age who are fertile and do not intend to have children, women who have chosen sterilization, or women past childbearing age who were fertile but chose not to have children.
    • To accomplish the goal of remaining childfree, some individuals undergo medical sterilization or relinquish their children for adoption.
  • Malthus' Theory of Population Growth

    • As a solution, Malthus urged "moral restraint. " That is, he declared that people must practice abstinence before marriage, forced sterilization where necessary, and institute criminal punishments for so-called unprepared parents who had more children than they could support.
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