Sunday, July 7, 2013

OMG: California Inmates Sterilized Surgically In Prison Without Approval

This is the first I have read of this. Has anyone else heard of this? 

Eugenics. 

And who benefits? 

Follow the money: 


"At least 148 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison rules during those five years – and there are perhaps 100 more dating back to the late 1990s, according to state documents and interviews."
"From 1997 to 2010, the state paid doctors $147,460 to perform the procedure, according to a database of contracted medical services for state prisoners."



Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/07/5549696/female-inmates-sterilized-in-california.html#storylink=cpy