Eugenics in Virginia

In the early 20th century, many doctors, scholars and lawmakers supported the practice of forced sterilization to prevent people of color and the poor and disabled from having children.
Learn about a Virginia woman who was medically sterilized, how the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in her case, and what that decision means for reproductive rights today?
Learn more here: www.pbs.org/video/notorious-v...
Credits:
Reporter: Billy Shields
Producer: Adrienne McGibbon
Editor: Michael Duni
Editorial: Shawn Freude
Guest: Paul Lombardo

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Eugenics never actually stopped, the rules against disabled people losing benefits if they get married or if in a relationship depending on the country, ensures that disabled people cannot have love or happiness or children should they choose to have children.