ECHR 2009/13 Case of K.H. and others v. Slovakia, 28 April 2009, no. 32881/04 (Fourth Section).

摘要

The facts:The applicants are eight female Slovakian nationals of Roma ethnic origin. They were treated in two hospitals in eastern Slovakia during their pregnancies and deliveries, following which none of them could conceive a child again despite their repeated attempts. The applicants suspected that the reason for their infertility might be that a sterilisation procedure was performed on them during their caesarean delivery by medical personnel in the hospitals concerned.