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Eugenics

Choice, Sterilization, and Eugenics in Twentieth Century Puerto Rico

In 1968, researchers found that one-third of all Puerto Rican women of childbearing age were surgically sterilized. This ignited the U.S. reproductive rights movement and the political demand to end forced sterilization in Puerto Rico. However, Puerto Rican women’s reproduction has been tied to identity and nationalism since the United Read more…

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