US Edition'We Never Consented': The Relf Sisters Were Victims of Forced Sterilization But Their Story Remains Buried
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'We Never Consented': The Relf Sisters Were Victims of Forced Sterilization But Their Story Remains Buried
In a landmark case that exposed one of the darkest chapters in U.S. medical history, Relf v. Weinberger shocked the nation when it was revealed that two young Black girls from Alabama—Mary Alice and Minnie Relf—were involuntarily sterilized in the 1970s.They were only 14 and 12 years old!The sisters’ mother, who was illiterate, unknowingly signed an “X” on a consent form she believed authorized birth control injections for her daughters.Instead,…
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