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Illinois Black lawmakers push probe into out of state child sterilization
Springfield report by State Representative James McLendon highlights a 13 year old ward sterilized in a Texas hospital with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services approval. He notes abuse and exploitation of Illinois minors in out of state facilities and vows hearings to uncover scope and perpetrator agencies.
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Springfield
James McLendon
Illinois House
Texas
Ilinois Department of Children and Family Services
Meridell Achievement Center
Austin
Illinois
Ilinois
Department of Children and Family Services
Corneal A. Davis
Eugene Barnes
Emil Jones
Robert Holloway
Lewis Caldwell
Raymond Ewell
Richard Carter
Peggy Smith Martin
Langdon Patrick
Isaac Sims
James Taylor
Robert Thompson
Harold Washington
Montgomery
Alabama
Tuskegee
North Carolina