Sterilization

When German eugenic sterilization program began in Jan 1934, U.S. already performed sterilizations routines in 1i7 states. By 1941, sterilization had been forced on 70-100,000 American women, 8831 in CA alone . By 1983, when blacks were 12% of population, 43% of women sterilized in federally funded family planning programs were African Americans (Montgomery, 280-81).