Who is truly responsible of North Carolina Sterilization Program?
Michelle Kessel and Jessica Hopper presented a story for Rock Center on the North Carolina sterilization program that targeted women, young girls and blacks. I the article they speak about Elaine Riddick who was raped at the age of 13 and without her knowledge was sterilized. Talk about the over-reach of government. In the article they spoke with now Governor of North Carolina who said “From my perspective, and as a woman, and as the governor of this state, this is not about the money. There isn’t enough money in the world to pay these people for what has been done to them, but money is part of the equation.” The main issue right now is reported to be just how much money should be awarded to the victims of this state government over-reach. The decision on who should be sterilized was the job of what was called “a five-person state eugenics board in Raleigh, Eugenics was a scientific theory that grew in popularity during the 1920s. Eugenicists...