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# Forced sterilization is legal in 31 states, new report shows
- URL: https://werd.io/forced-sterilization-is-legal-in-31-states-new-report-shows/
- Published: 2022-02-04T20:46:17.000Z
- Updated: 2022-02-04T20:46:17.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“According to the report from the National Women’s Law Center, 17 states allow the permanent, surgical sterilization of children with disabilities. The report is written in plain language, designed to be understood by at least some of the people impacted most by these laws.”

\[[Link](https://19thnews.org/2022/02/forced-sterilization-guardianship-reproductive-justice/)\]