強制不妊原告と１７日面会　首相、直接謝罪の意向

　岸田文雄首相は９日の自民党役員会で、旧優生保護法を違憲と判断し強制不妊手術に関して国に損害賠償を命じた最高裁判決を受け、１７日に原告側と面会する意向を明らかにした。首相は判決が出た３日、直接謝罪する考えを示している。
　首相は３日、記者団に「旧優生保護法を執行していた立場から、真摯（しんし）に反省し、心から深くおわび申し上げる」と表明。「今までのつらい経験、思いを伺い、反省とおわびの言葉を直接伝えたい」と語った。
　判決を受け、与野党は全被害者に対する補償金支払いに向けた検討を本格化させており、超党派の議員連盟は９日、国会内で会合を開く。首相は原告側との面会で、補償の在り方についても要請を受ける見通しだ。（2024/07/09-11:33）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he hopes to meet on July 17 with plaintiffs of damages suits over forced sterilizations conducted under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.
   The meeting will come after Kishida on Wednesday expressed his intention to make a direct apology to the plaintiffs.
   On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the old law was unconstitutional and acknowledged the government's liability to pay damages to forced sterilization victims. "From the position of executor of law, I sincerely regret this and apologize from my heart," Kishida said the same day. "I'd like to hear their difficult experiences and thoughts, and to directly convey words of remorse and apology."
   When he meets with the plaintiffs, Kishida is expected to receive requests from them over compensation.