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Archive Home > 2002 > December > 03 > Kitzhaber apologizes for forced sterilities

Kitzhaber apologizes for forced sterilities

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
December 3, 2002

SALEM - The state of Oregon tried to make amends for a chapter in its history Monday when Gov. John Kitzhaber issued a formal apology for the forced sterilization of more than 2,300 people between the 1920s and 1980s.

The state is one of 33 that adopted a policy of "eugenics," under....

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