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I have to agree with Kelly about the section on sterilization. I was appalled to learn how many men and women, particularly minority groups such as Native Americans and African Americans, were sterilized against their will and frequently without their consent or prior knowledge. Not only does this illustrate discrimination but it really shows how much people, particularly doctors, really believed that by making these individuals infertile, society would be improved. Its unfortunate that they did not put more time and attention towards improving their environments instead of removing their fertility. It also surprised me that eugenics and sterilization remained so prevalent event after Hitler's mass sterilizations in Germany. I would think that that would have halted such acts in the United States. --Sarah Gardner | I have to agree with Kelly about the section on sterilization. I was appalled to learn how many men and women, particularly minority groups such as Native Americans and African Americans, were sterilized against their will and frequently without their consent or prior knowledge. Not only does this illustrate discrimination but it really shows how much people, particularly doctors, really believed that by making these individuals infertile, society would be improved. Its unfortunate that they did not put more time and attention towards improving their environments instead of removing their fertility. It also surprised me that eugenics and sterilization remained so prevalent event after Hitler's mass sterilizations in Germany. I would think that that would have halted such acts in the United States. --Sarah Gardner | ||
| − | I also thought this chapter was really disturbing. One thing that stuck out was how even though doctors were performing involuntary sterilization, they were morally against a woman voluntarily getting sterilized, especially if that woman was white middle class. I feel like this is a prime example of how women of color were thought of as second class citizens. -- Kari W. | + | I also thought this chapter was really disturbing. One thing that stuck out was how even though doctors were performing involuntary sterilization, they were morally against a woman voluntarily getting sterilized, especially if that woman was white middle class. I feel like this is a prime example of how women of color were thought of as second class citizens. -- Kari W. |
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| + | I was also a bit shocked by the Pancoast example of the "impregnator". The fact that he had informed the husband and not the wife shows how out of control this form of pro-creation really was at its introduction. It was also very sad to see that of the controversy, few physicians had responded expressing concerns for the deceived woman. --Joe C. | ||
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