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Eugenics
A collection of news articles on
apologies by states for sterilizations
performed on the developmentally disabled. This section also includes the
special five part series by the Winston-Salem Journal Against
Their Will: North Carolina's Sterilization Program
December, 2002
Ohio's
Secret Shame
Instead of keeping people healthy and safe,
Ohio's mental retardation system is so chaotic it routinely fails to prevent
deaths, correct problems or enforce minimum standards of care according to
this investigative report by the Cincinnati Enquirer
February 2002
Fairview
Legacy
A series of articles by the Salem Statesman Journal on
Fairview Training Center, an institution for people with developmental disabilities
in Oregon that closed its doors in February 2000.
1996 - 2000
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