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New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women

Published on: 02/22/2026

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Jean Whitehorse testifies about forced and coerced sterilization of Native American women at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on April 2019, as Anthony Gonzales, right, executive director of the American Indian Movement listens. (Keely Badger via AP)

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — In the 1970s, the U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent, depriving them of the opportunity to start or grow families.

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