When did forced sterilization become illegal?
When did forced sterilization become illegal? 2014 From 2006 to 2010, “nearly 150 women were sterilized in California's prisons without the state's approval.” On the heels of press and pressure and advocated for by Ms. Dillon, SB 1135 “Anti-Sterilization Bill” was put into law banning unlawful and non-consensual sterilization of California prisoners in 2014. Why did they sterilize Carrie Buck? Carrie Buck was forcibly sterilized to keep an 'idiot' from breeding. Her letters underscore the depravity of eugenics. Carrie Buck, left, shown here with her mother Emma, was one of 60,000 poor or disabled people in 32 states who were...