Thirty-two states funded forced sterilization well into the twentieth century

Evidence

One of the best known of these genuine conspiracies against people of color was forced sterilization, which took place in thirty-two states for most of the twentieth century, with funding from the federal government. In 1907, Indiana passed a law making it legal to sterilize the “feeble-minded,” a law that California copied two years later, followed by a cascade of other states in what were usually dubbed “asexualization acts.” This system of eugenics—which Hitler vocally admired and would later copy—targeted other undesirables, too. — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 161

Categorization

• XREF: The eugenics thread reaches toward the reader’s vault interest in authoritarianism and prejudice psychology. — connects to: Twenty-one US states enacted eugenic sterilization laws between 1907 and 1928 — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 419; Indiana pioneered state sterilization in 1907 and many states followed — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4288; American eugenic sterilization laws preceded and outlasted Nazi-era ones (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Twenty-one US states enacted eugenic sterilization laws between 1907 and 1928 #expands (0.90) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 419
• Indiana pioneered state sterilization in 1907 and many states followed #exemplifies (0.88) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 4288
• Compulsive sterilization continued long after Nazi Germany’s defeat. #expands (0.82) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 419
• American eugenic sterilization laws preceded and outlasted Nazi-era ones #expands (0.80)