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« : February 02, 2010, 09:30:15 AM »

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A Vermont legislative committee is taking up the question of whether the state should apologize for a 20th century program to sterilize citizens who were labeled feeble-minded or criminal.

The House Human Services Committee takes testimony Tuesday on the measure, a nonbinding resolution expressing the state's regret about the so-called eugenics movement.

Backers of the resolution say its harms fell disproportionately on Vermonters of Abenaki and French-Canadian heritage, as well as poor Irish and Italian immigrants.

More information in the link below:

http://www.wptz.com/news/22409241/detail.html

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« #1 : February 02, 2010, 11:12:39 PM »

Jodi Picoult wrote a very good fictional book on this theme:  http://www.jodipicoult.com/second-glance.html
I wasn't aware of Vermont's Eugenics program until I read her novel.
« : February 03, 2010, 08:48:37 AM Henry »
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« #2 : February 03, 2010, 04:45:50 AM »

aaaaaaaaaahhhh NEVER MIND.............
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« #3 : February 12, 2010, 04:08:32 AM »

May I ADD something here??
PLEASE??????
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« #4 : February 12, 2010, 09:20:03 AM »

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May I ADD something here??

Probably not a good idea, Mike (or Ed for that matter).

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« #5 : February 13, 2010, 01:19:01 AM »

I restrain..........
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