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Dark chapter of sterilization era in Iowa and beyond
Iowa and North Carolina faced aggressive eugenics programs ending in 1974. The Iowa Board of Eugenics approved sterilizations based on flawed tests and consent, with 7 600 in North Carolina and about 65 000 nationally. Reforms followed amid apologies and legal changes.
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University Hospitals
Iowa City
California
Eugenics Board of
North Carolina
Iowa
Mike Easley
Iowa Eugenics Board
Madison County
Eugenics Board
Iowa General Assembly
State Board of Eugenics
Cherokee
Clarinda
Indepen
Dence
Mount Pleasant
Woodward
Glenwood
University of Iowa
Psychopathic Hospital
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Mental Health Institute
Independence
Charles Hawtrey
M.L. Cochran
Glenwood State Hospital
Joanna Schoen
State Eugenics Board
Gene Yagla
Waterloo
Yagla
Norma Casserly
William Campbell
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Philip R. Reilly