Those who chose to undergo sterilization got higher pay.
If the couple refused to divorce, the woman, if a Jew, would be forced to undergo sterilization.
However, other people suggested that those considered "bad stock" would need to undergo compulsory sterilization, prenatal testing and birth control.
The women were required to report to government clinics to undergo sterilization.
In 1967, she underwent sterilization after her sixth abortion.
Of married men in Brazil, 0.8 percent have undergone sterilization.
He drew national attention to industry efforts to force women who worked with toxic chemical to undergo sterilization.
A few years ago, his wife underwent a forced abortion and sterilization.
Also, in many countries, transgender people are required to undergo sterilization before gaining legal recognition of their gender.
Still, she said, men say they cannot undergo sterilization because it will leave them weak and unable to earn a living.