N.C. lawmakers plan hearing on eugenics bill

I urge you to call your legislators and express your opinion on this issue.  I do not belive that current and FUTURE GENERATIONS should be punished for the actions of previous North Carolina and NC Legislators.  If we allow this--what is next?  ~Lynn

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A large crowd is expected when legislators hold a public hearing in Raleigh about a bill that would pay $50,000 to people who were sterilized against their will.


Some victims are expected to attend the hearing, which will be held Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building. So far, the N.C. Justice for Sterilization Victims Foundation has identified 132 victims, of whom 118 are still alive.

Foundation executive director Charmaine Cooper-Fuller says she expects more victims to come forward if the Legislature approves compensation.

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