- This law was revised into document 12 in 1974 in West Virginia. According to this document, who had the power to give permission for sterilization of people deemed mentally incompetent?
- Evaluate and list possible economic or political motives for this law.
- What other historical events surrounded a nation attempting to eradicate certain characteristics believed to be transmitted through genetics?
- What are some reasons you think that a government would support sterilization?
- This law was not repealed until 2013. What feelings do you have about legal control of health matters in individuals?
REPEALED: West Virginia’s Forced Sterilization Law. (2013, March 25). Retrieved November 23, 2014, from http://www.forcedsterilization.org/west-virginias-unconstitutional-law-sterilization-of-mental-defectives/
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