Anarquía y cerveza fría: Sterilization Abuse on Women in Puerto Rico

wine-loving-vagabond:

The last quote I posted reminded me of this:

In 1968, a Puerto Rican demographer reported that women of childbearing age in Puerto Rico were more than ten times more likely to be sterilized than were women from the United States. The Puerto Rican sterilization rate of over 35% led to questions…

(Source: ourbodiesourselves.org)