Comments on: Sterilization: Abuse vs. Access

By: Happy 3rd Birthday Radical Doula: Fun facts « Radical Doula

Happy 3rd Birthday Radical Doula: Fun facts « Radical Doula — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:02:45 +0000

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By: The Abuses of History « Radical Bookworm

The Abuses of History « Radical Bookworm — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:28:11 +0000

[...] repercussions that continue into the present, with racist politicians attempting to coercively or forcibly sterilize low-income women, and it is a disturbing reminder of what can happen when women’s [...]

By: Sterilization revisited « Radical Doula

Sterilization revisited « Radical Doula — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18:10 +0000

[...] was inspired by this post I wrote: Sterilization: Abuse vs Access, in response to something Ann wrote at Feministing: Careful, or you’ll regret not [...]

By: ellejohara » KKKountry Doctor

ellejohara » KKKountry Doctor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:41:13 +0000

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By: mmmm

mmmm — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:36:58 +0000

i think i am proof that this is really going on ,i got pregnant and was going though a lot at the time i was pregnant and my doctor told me that i should think about adoption or get my tubes tied cause he and other people that was working should not have to take care of kids on welfare.now mind you i was on prozac during the whole pregnancy going though hurt that i was having to take care of of a child by my self again. i feel him knowing that i was depressed ,cause he was the one that gave me the prozac and knew i was a single mother and peagnant and depressed that was not his place to make me feel bad about bringing life into this world!now he was able to put his input on my life that lead to a very bad choice at the age of 21! also i’m a very hard working single mother!he just got me when i was feeling very low!

By: OnlyGODKnowsBest

OnlyGODKnowsBest — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:30:58 +0000

Well, reading all arguments everyone generating thoughts, some from, love, some, from opinion, fact, hate/ foolishness(yououghtaknow), and some just from experience. Well, I would like to just say that I am a young 23 year old female, no need to mention race cause it dosent matter. One thing we all have in common that God freely gave us CHOICE. You have a RIGHT to make what ever choice you make whether it’s right or wrong good or bad. We all allow something to influence what we think, how we look, talk, walk, act, everything. It was all learned behavior if not from home then somewhere. Some situation, person, crisis, etc. caused us to believe that we were less of importance or more of importance, inferior or superior. Whatever YOU do in life will always impact someone else even if you just say it. We are all connected, we all came in this world the same way A WOMAN LOVED YOU ENOUGH TO BRING YOU INTO THIS WORLD (you were not aborted). she didn’t ask you what is your view of you being here. she just pushed when they said it and thats it. We all have the same color blood. Babies are not born into this world saying im going to kill, be poor, racist, sexist, gay, black, white or green, boy or girl. With all the education we recieve, we still think and live foolishly and selfishly. It’s funny because I know that at the time that each of you wrote something in the blog you wanted to be heard, accepted, you wanted someone to be passionate about the same thing you were just like children do everyday. Instead of complaining about things why don’t we communicate it to each other respectively, without getting defensive or aggitated. Everyone is so in love with money Money generates evrything, but when you die money won’t say i’m going to stop going for you. It will continue, to hurt, disappoint, kill, save, restore, give and whatever else it does depending on the person who utilizes it properly. I have nothing bad to say about anyone. All of you ladies be blessed. WE NEED to Stop playing race cards, sexist cards, class cards etc. They exisit because we let them continue to exsist We’ll sorry ladies that card stopped here along time ago Love yall……….

By: Take a day off to procreate « Radical Doula

Take a day off to procreate « Radical Doula — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:47:46 +0000

[...] women, disabled women) has been controlled in the past (and continues to be controlled). Sterilization practices, welfare family caps, two child policies all are ways the government uses to discourage certain [...]

By: s. Powell

s. Powell — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:53:23 +0000

to You OughtaKnow on your August 2 post: What you advocate, the control of reproduction for the purpose of raising the intelligence of a population—It was tried already. Take a look at the results of the Eugenics movement of Adolph Hitler. Then, as Alma O says, take a look at how difficult it is to predict what type human being will result from the most privileged upbringing by highly intelligent people. In my town where I now live, one of the most horrid murders of recent years took place in the home of a priveleged couple, a philantropic couple, both well educated and pillars of the community. Their son, a student in the most elite of the private high schools here murdered both parents and went to the prom.

By: Alma Ochoa

Alma Ochoa — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:03:41 +0000

The only thing that needs to be realized, is if all of you opinionated White low/middle/high Class women and men…. look back and think about Columbine & Jeffery Dahmer… so many more Young White Men that have committed awful crimes… they have come from good homes & educated parents. What good did they bring to our society?

I can not comprehend how much racism plays in our day to day lives…and how tired I am of hearing so much negative of all the immigrants… on how they come here to steal jobs from all the White American’s that do not want to get off their lazy A$$ and go work for nothing picking our vegetalbes and fruits. These people are fed lies.. it’s all a conspiracy. This is the type of thing that is played out at School or Work, when someone is NOT like you they’re different maybe they’re gay.. they are pointed out and made fun of. It may seem childish but this is reality, these are the games we play. I am PROUD to say I am a Mexican American woman. I am now pregnant with my 5th child, I HAVE decided that I will not have anymore children after this one that’s coming. My husband and I do not consider us middle class.. but we do alright. My children are A and B students and someday if god permits, I hope for them to be good honest hard working people.. after all isn’t that why god created his children? I DOUBT that in God’s plans, in his world only White people shall succeed.

May god have mercy for us all.

By: YouOughtaKnow

YouOughtaKnow — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:22:24 +0000

I’m sorry, but I think that there should be mandatory sterilization. psych testing and licensing to reproduce. People need licences to DRIVE, do electrical work, general contracting, plumbing, but NOT to have CHILDREN and potentially ruin lives? How backwards!

I don’t think that most of the people in this country, INCLUDING middle-class white women, SHOULD be reproducing. We need to control the population and stop the stupid/poor/genetically inferior people from reproducing to help raise the consciousness and IQ of the population from being dominated by the stupid/poor/retarded people who are currently populating this world excessively.

MANDATORY sterilization to EVERY woman on Welfare! ONE child limit PER PERSON in this country and NO ONE is exempt. That’s not racist. It’s common sense!