California’s proposal is unique because it would apply to more than just victims of the eugenics law that was repealed in 1979. A subsequent audit found that the state sterilized 144 women between 2005 and 2013 with little or no evidence that officials counseled them or offered alternative treatment. A 2014 state law bans sterilizations for the purpose of birth control at state prisons and local jails. Newsletter The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. California’s Victim Compensation Board, which will run the reparations program, would receive $2 million to find victims by advertising and poring through state records.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2021 09:45 UTC