North Carolina Lawmakers To Consider Reparations For Eugenics Survivors
RALEIGH, NC, MAY 3, 2005-- Survivors of North Carolina's eugenic sterilization program are still waiting for the state to help them in their recovery from having their reproductive rights taken away.
In December of 2002, Governor Mike Easley apologized on behalf of his state for the legal sterilizations of 7,600 people during the last century. Two years ago this week, a panel Easley had appointed decided that the state should at least provide counseling and medical benefits for the estimated 3,400 victims who are still alive.