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Sun Feb-22-04 06:59 PM
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| 44. Forced sterilization was common in the USA, not so long ago... |
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Edited on Sun Feb-22-04 07:02 PM by amen1234
it was used mostly against people with disabilities...
women with diabetes were sterilized to prevent an inherited genetic disease from being passed on....
once in a while, you still hear of the practice...forced sterilization against people who are mentally challenged....
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