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They Believed Native American Women Were Too Stupid to Use Birth Control
Chapter I
Congress is finally condemning a dark chapter in American history. Lawmakers introduced a historic resolution to address the forced sterilization of thousands of Native American women. This abuse happened during the 1970s. The federal government and the Indian Health Service hid this reality for decades. Survivors never stopped fighting for justice. Their voices now force a national reckoning.
The numbers reveal the true scale of the tragedy. An official investigation examined only four out of twelve Indian Health Service regions between 1973 and 1976. Doctors sterilized over three…
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