Forced sterilization in America was long and tragically heinous…during the 20th century. Moreover, well-known figures like Theodore Roosevelt supported the legislation and advocated eugenic interventions preventing individuals with inherited traits from reproducing.  For instance, President Roosevelt felt criminals and individuals with certain cognitive disabilities (the so-called ‘feeble-minded‘) should be sexually sterilized. Coincidently, Roosevelt feared that if eugenic actions were not taken, the United […]