Sterilizing the Poor.

Rothman, Sheila M.

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Sterilizing the Poor

Rothman, Sheila M.

Society, 14, 2, 36-40, Jan-Feb 77

Suggests that freedom for the middle classes may mean vulnerability for the poor. The enthusiasm for sterilization may be so intense as to deprive the poor of their right not to be sterilized. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Contraception, Family Planning, Government Role, Illegitimate Births, Low Income Groups, Policy Formation, Pregnancy, Public Policy, Reproduction (Biology)

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