Compulsory sterilization

Great work on the discussion on genetics and eugenics! I compiled a list of the links and references you all came up with on compulsory sterilization in the second half of the 20th century.

Native Americans

Forced sterilization of Native Americans: Late twentieth century physician cooperation with national eugenic policies Links to an external site.

Government admits forced sterilization of Indian women Links to an external site.

8 shocking facts about sterilization in US history Links to an external site.

Lawrence, Jane. "The Indian Health Service and the Sterilization of Native American Women." American Indian Quarterly 24, no. 3 (2000): 400-19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1185911.

Latinx

Sterilized in the name of public health Links to an external site.

US government program forced sterilization of Hispanic women Links to an external site.

African Americans

History of forced sterilization and current US abuses Links to an external site.

The US government's role in sterilizing women of color Links to an external site.

Prisoners

Following reports of forced sterilization of female prison inmates, California passes ban Links to an external site.

Sterilization abuse in state prisons: Time to break with California's long eugenic patterns Links to an external site.

Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval Links to an external site.

California's prison sterilizations reportedly echo eugenics era Links to an external site.

General (discusses all of the above)

Unwanted sterilization and eugenics programs in the United States Links to an external site.