eugenics

Virginia agrees to compensate victims of forced sterilization

February 28, 2015 by THE COAL SPEAKER

I would say is this a little bit beyond overdue Virginia agrees to compensate victims of forced sterilization

This is going to be a problem.. But our choices about how to handle it may be worse

December 5, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

I often feel guilty for not giving much attention to dementia on this website… My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s for 12 years (perhaps longer) until she died.. I was robbed of her love for much of my life.. I hate Alzheimer’s and all of its effects. The notion of the brain deteriorating and turning to … Read moreThis is going to be a problem.. But our choices about how to handle it may be worse

Potentially hundreds of women wrongly sterilized in California prisons

July 8, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

And you thought eugenics was long-gone.. WRONG Potentially hundreds of women wrongly sterilized in California prisons

New data is revealing just how many abortions took place in China in the last 40 years

March 16, 2013 by THE COAL SPEAKER

The FINANCIAL TIMES reports, Since 1971, doctors have performed 336m abortions and 196m sterilisations, the data reveal. They have also inserted 403m intrauterine devices, a normal birth control procedure in the west but one that local officials often force on women in China The numbers do not directly equate to “missing” births because some couples … Read moreNew data is revealing just how many abortions took place in China in the last 40 years

You can’t be serious? A California middle school has asked that an 11-year-old boy be transferred elsewhere because he carries a mutation of the gene for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that is not considered contagious. His parents say they will take the issue to court

October 21, 2012 by THE COAL SPEAKER

You can’t be serious? A California middle school has asked that an 11-year-old boy be transferred elsewhere because he carries a mutation of the gene for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that is not considered contagious. His parents say they will take the issue to court

Another fascinating story: Peru’s dark history of sterilization

December 8, 2011 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Another fascinating story: Peru’s dark history of sterilization

July 2, 2011 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Come on down!! Eugenics with a reward: India health officials offer cars and other prizes as a reward for sterlization..

June 23, 2011 by THE COAL SPEAKER

Al Gore going to the extreme? Try population control.. It always makes me nervous when men of power want to ‘curb’ the population or ‘stabilize’ the population. A few facts: Russia has warned of a population crisis.. even Vlad the Putin wanted to have a national day of love making to help spur some more … Read more

Eugenics never died: New York City Schools Chancellor says that ‘birth control’ is the solution to schools being overcrowded..

January 15, 2011 by THE COAL SPEAKER

A wise crack that wasn’t wise. A joke that didn’t hit the mark.. And perhaps an example of the continuation of a new form of eugenics.. Eugenics never died: New York City Schools Chancellor says that ‘birth control’ is the solution to schools being overcrowded..