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Who supported this practice and why? Can anyone provide context?

ncr100 8y ago
No context, but prejudice against indigenous people is not novel. USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_of_Native_American_women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_of_Native_Americ... > restricted to only four of the many IHS facilities nationwide and examined only the years 1973 to 1976. The GAO study showed that 3,406 involuntary sterilizations were performed in these four IHS hospitals during this three-year period.
- simulate 8y ago
  Since the parent article is about forced sterilization in Canada, here's the relevant Wikipedia article about the history of Canadian eugenics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Ca...
- staplers 8y ago
  Native Americans are 7x more likely to be fatally killed by police as well. Source: https://priceonomics.com/the-places-with-the-most-and-least-police/ https://priceonomics.com/the-places-with-the-most-and-least-...
  - sideshowb 8y ago
    "now I will kill you until you die from it!" Seriously though this is hideous.
- deleted 8y ago
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ezoe 8y ago
Most countries supported this practice until very recently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization Based on a then standard idea of Eugenics.
cbanek 8y ago
Yeah, I'm with you. I'm really confused. Even the linked story from the first sentence, which I hoped would shed some light on why this is even happening, or what the legal status is or the history, has nothing. You'd think if you were against this as a policy, you'd explain some of this history, which can't be good. But I guess these are tricky political issues to even talk about (which is part of the problem, IMHO). Doing a little more research I found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Ca... Although it seems like all the laws have been repealed in the 70s?

No context, but prejudice against indigenous people is not novel. USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_of_Native_American_women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_of_Native_Americ... > restricted to only four of the many IHS facilities nationwide and examined only the years 1973 to 1976. The GAO study showed that 3,406 involuntary sterilizations were performed in these four IHS hospitals during this three-year period.

simulate 8y ago
Since the parent article is about forced sterilization in Canada, here's the relevant Wikipedia article about the history of Canadian eugenics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Ca...
staplers 8y ago
Native Americans are 7x more likely to be fatally killed by police as well. Source: https://priceonomics.com/the-places-with-the-most-and-least-police/ https://priceonomics.com/the-places-with-the-most-and-least-...
- sideshowb 8y ago
  "now I will kill you until you die from it!" Seriously though this is hideous.
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ezoe 8y ago

Most countries supported this practice until very recently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization Based on a then standard idea of Eugenics.

cbanek 8y ago

Yeah, I'm with you. I'm really confused. Even the linked story from the first sentence, which I hoped would shed some light on why this is even happening, or what the legal status is or the history, has nothing. You'd think if you were against this as a policy, you'd explain some of this history, which can't be good. But I guess these are tricky political issues to even talk about (which is part of the problem, IMHO). Doing a little more research I found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_sterilization_in_Ca... Although it seems like all the laws have been repealed in the 70s?