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Location PART 3 - THE THIRD AXIS CHAPTER 12: DARK INFORMATION Bad Enough to Destroy

"Approximately 60,000 people were sterilized under U.S. state eugenics laws between 1907 and the 1970s."

Stern’s NHGRI presentation summarizes the national record as approximately 60,000 sterilizations under state laws from 1907 through the 1970s.

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Source title Eugenics and Sterilization in the United States: Patterns, Experiences and Legacies
Source authors Alexandra Minna Stern
Source year 2021
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