American spelling: the process of becoming asexual or the removal of sexual characteristics from a person or organism.
From asexual + -ization (American noun-forming suffix from -ize + -tion), standardized in American English since the 19th century.
Medical and legal history includes disturbing examples of forced asexualization of institutionalized people—the existence of a formal noun shows how this practice was once systematized and discussed in clinical terms.
American spelling; refers to forced sterilization disproportionately applied to women, particularly women with disabilities and women of color throughout 20th century eugenics movements.
Use 'forced sterilization' for historical violence. Reserve 'asexualization' for medical/technical contexts only when referring to intentional procedures, always with consent status clear.
["forced sterilization","involuntary sterilization","reproductive coercion"]
Survivors of forced sterilization have documented their stories through reproductive justice and disability rights movements. Modern asexual communities reclaim asexuality as affirming identity.
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