Colorado lawmakers pass bill to end forced sterilization of people with disabilities
· calvin freiburger
AI Briefing
- Colorado lawmakers pass bill to end forced sterilization of people with disabilities.
- The bill is called the 'Historic Sterilization Abolition Act' and would ban the procedure for adults with disabilities.
- The legislation aims to close the chapter on a dark period in Colorado's history where thousands of people were forcibly sterilized between 1900 and 1974.
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