Sterilization

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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Getting Your Tubes Tied

When did I discover that sterilization isn’t as cut and dry as it seems? While sitting in a hospital gown, signing my life away, awaiting surgery.

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Eugenics Behind Bars: The Coerced Sterilization of Female Inmates

Between 2006 and 2010, at least 150 female inmates were coerced into being sterilized without proper state approvals. The good news? A new bill—California's Prison Sterilization Prohibition bill—aims to close the necessary loopholes to protect inmates against future abuses...

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