https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/889jpk/an-ice-facility-allegedly-performed-numerous-hysterectomies-and-the-squad-wants-a-reckoning
California had the same racist practices for years as pointed out in a
film I reviewed:
*Belly of the Beast*
In this film’s title, the belly refers to the womb of female prisoners,
and the beast refers to the California prisons that subjected them to
illegal sterilizations without their knowledge. The film focuses on two
courageous women, just like Carmen Aristegui and Máxima Acuña. One is
attorney Cynthia Chandler, the co-founder and director of Justice Now,
the prison abolition legal aid organization. The other is Kelli Dillon,
a black female prisoner, who at the age of 24 underwent a hysterectomy
without her knowledge. The two teamed up to end a practice that was
rooted in a eugenics plan to cut costs. Despite its liberal veneer,
California saw poor women, and especially women of color, in prison as a
burden on state finances. Politicians believed that they would have baby
after baby to take advantage of the welfare system. When you remember
that Ronald Reagan began his political career in California, that is no
surprise.
Both Chandler and Dillon are riveting figures and deserving of the kind
of big-budget film that Hollywood makes about a crusading attorney and a
victimized client. You know the kind. Julia Roberts, George Clooney and
all that. But, who knows, maybe Hollywood will stick to solidly bankable
stories about Batman or Superman when the pandemic ends. In the
meantime, you’ll find the heroic efforts of these two women far more
interesting than any fiction.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/06/12/watch-this-years-human-rights-watch-film-festival-through-video-on-demand/
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