Roni Gamzu: Depo-Provera

Association Of Civil Rights Dept: Ministry Director-General Roni Gamzu said the decision did not imply he accepted the allegations by the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, according to Globe and Mail. The data point to a paternalistic, haughty and racist attitude that limits considerably the freedom of Ethiopian immigrants to choose the birth control that is medically suitable for them and after a civil-rights group accused it of racism, the Health Ministry ordered doctors not to renew Depo-Provera prescriptions unless they were convinced patients understood the ramifications, according to a letter from the ministry posted on the group s website on Monday. In a letter to Dr. Gamzu two weeks ago, ACRI said the sweeping use of Depo-Provera among Ethiopian women raises heavy suspicions that we are talking about a deliberate policy to control and monitor fertility among this community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.