"The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely—and largely unknown—project to breed a better American race, tracing the rise of a movement that turned a scientific theory of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control. Populated by figures both celebrated and obscure, it is an often revelatory portrait of an America at once strange and eerily familiar."—PBS

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Woman airlifted for gallbladder surgery after tool sterilization issues at northern Alberta hospital
Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie have been postponed because of issues with sterilizing surgical tools. Alberta Health Services says emergency surgeries are unaffected, but one patient told CBC News her procedure was impacted.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ahs-grande-prairie-surgeries-postponed-sterilization-9.7179563?cmp=rss
Woman voices concern after Grande Prairie surgical tool sterilization issues see her airlifted for surgery
Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie have been postponed because of issues with sterilizing surgical tools. Alberta Health Services says emergency surgeries are unaffected, but one patient told CBC News her procedure was impacted.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ahs-grande-prairie-surgeries-postponed-sterilization-9.7179563?cmp=rss
Elective surgeries postponed at Grande Prairie hospital due to surgical tool sterilization issues
Some elective surgeries in Grande Prairie, Alta., have been postponed due to issues related to the sterilization of surgical tools.
Emergency surgeries, including C-sections, cancer- and trauma-related procedures, are still available and are not being delayed, according to a news release f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-hospital-surgical-sterilization-9.7180564?cmp=rss
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1909, #California became the second state with a #eugenics #sterilization law, letting it castrate men & remove the ovaries of criminals, the "feeble-minded", and those with "sexual perversions" until 1979. The US #eugenicist movement inspired the #Nazis.
Weeks after Ontario dental clinic was ordered shut, patients sent letters urging hepatitis and HIV testing
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/dental-clinic-kitchener-shut-sterilization-lapses-patients-hiv-hepatitis-testing-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/dental-clinic-kitchener-shut-sterilization-lapses-patients-hiv-hepatitis-testing-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/patients-of-ontario-dental-clinic-speak-out-after-hepatitis-hiv-tests-urged-due-to-sterilization-lapses-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Patients of Ontario dental clinic speak out after hepatitis, HIV tests urged due to sterilization lapses
Former patients of a dental clinic in Brantford, Ont., are being warned by Grand Erie Public Health to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to an infection prevention and control lapse investigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/patients-of-ontario-dental-clinic-speak-out-after-hepatitis-hiv-tests-urged-due-to-sterilization-lapses-9.7141282?cmp=rss
Tokyo court rules against women’s right to voluntary sterilization

Under Japanese law, sterilization surgery for women can be performed only when specific health risks are present.

The Japan Times