So today in class we were talking about all this stuff about women. And we started talking about abortion and how sometimes woman (as late as the 70’s) would go in to have an abortion and the doctors would sterilize them. And in the early 1900’s until like the 30’s doctors used to cut the clitoris because it really serves no purpose expect to give the female pleasure and apparently there was a female masturbation “epidemic” and the men didn’t like it so they just started cutting them off. And they said it tamed women and they did it to people who were insane or mentally challenged and stuff. But if you were either of those and if you were a minority they just sterilized you because the United States was doing eugenics, just like Hitler. We just didn’t advertise it like he did.
There was this one case of these two African American sisters one 12 the other 14 who were in an experience for the birth control shot back in like the 60’s. The doctors told the mother she was signing paperwork to continue the shots. Knowing the mother couldn’t read they had her sign papers saying they could sterilize her children.
It is just so horrid to read about all of this. And then our teacher shows us this ad for the CRACK (Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity’s) or Project Prevention is a campaign that is legal and has the paperwork through the government to do what they do. It is a woman who pays drug addicts to let her sterilize them and all she has to do is pay them like $200. And her reasoning is that if she does this there will be less drug addicted babies without parents. And sure that is true but is that really fixing the problem? What are those women going to spend that 200 bucks on?
They have had 2024 paying clients so far according to their site. http://www.projectprevention.org/
I just can’t see how this is really helping in the long run. If the gov’t would just spend money on rehab clinics and education programs….I mean what happens if that woman gets clean and in 5 years wants to have a baby…she can’t. I don’t even see how the contract could be learn I mean someone on drugs is considered under the influence and I don’t think that can allow them to sign a contract like that. I mean even if you aren’t high at the time you aren’t thinking clearly if you are going through withdrawal.
Let’s be honest here too they is obviously a class and race thing going on here. She isn’t advertising to soccer mom’s who are high on Valium or who are stealing their kids Riddelin(sp?). She is adverting to inner city women addicted to crack or heroin. I mean if you sterilize vast classes like that there will be no next generation or it will be off balanced. I don’t know I can’t say for sure but I mean….there has to be a better idea out there then taking away a woman’s right to motherhood when she isn’t thinking clearly….
It was just really mind opening to see what people are doing in the world I guess…..

I was castrated babe. I'm sorry you had to find out this way.

Looks like you're fucked...
well.......don't take that too literally.
» ThisCharmingMan on 2007-02-21 06:18:24

Sounds like a great idea. It is the best way to prevent homeless children or babies in the trash cans.
» kKAMa67 on 2007-02-21 06:21:58

they should sterilize men too.
» Chloefoxx on 2007-02-21 06:40:00

The sterilization thing would be moot if people stopped having babies until they were really, truly ready--mentally, physically/physiologically, and economically.

Then again, humans are notoriously delusional when it comes to their own abilities. Just watch the Maury show.
» ranor on 2007-02-21 09:04:43

i don't know why they don't go out there and force them to get help instead of castrating woman... wtf?
» ThisCharmingMan on 2007-02-22 02:28:15

yup all eugenics projects are masked by other motives to get people to accept them... but in the end that is all they are. the Pill actually was started for that same reason, but now a days people use it for other reasons as well.. but origionally it was to stop "unwanted" genes from being reproduced. It's a sick sick world out there that needs to be questioned, and it's good to see u doing just that.
» xXxshegzxXx on 2007-02-22 03:48:46

this topic...
was actually mentioned briefly in my psychology class today...what a coincedence....the general idea of it just goes against human rights....making it completely unethical....however, i'll be the first to tell you that there are plenty of people out there that should really consider never reproducing....cuz damn
» Rip-Tide-Prophecy on 2007-02-22 03:59:59

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