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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Anyone--regardless of political views--with a rudimentary knowledge of American history should shudder at the idea of government-forced sterilization. In 1973, two sisters--12 and 14--were sterilized without their or their mother's consent, as the surgeries were ordered by the US Government.* This was a long line in a sordid history of forced sterilizations, which were disproprortionately given to women of color and poor TEENAGERS, none of whom have given birth or had been pregnant. As a progressive, I would hate to think that people are assuming (ahem) that "liberals" (whatever that means) are for government-enforced sterilization.
*If interested in the exact details of the case, do a simple websearch of the Relf sisters in Birmingham Alabama.
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Could you please provide a link to this story? I did a google search, but I could only find one relevant article. Thanks in advance.
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