Public Media from Michigan State University

States Apologize for Forced Sterilizations

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Oregon's governor is set to say the state was wrong when it forcibly sterilized residents of state institutions decades ago. Virginia's governor made a similar apology earlier this year. But few of those who were sterilized are still alive. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

Copyright 2002 NPR

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
Joseph Shapiro is a NPR News Investigations correspondent.