tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post5656248199741442842..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: Sterilization IssuesCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-1985826616269791402012-08-30T16:27:01.200-07:002012-08-30T16:27:01.200-07:00Wow, that is shocking that Oregon is taking on onc...Wow, that is shocking that Oregon is taking on once again under Obama's plan. Wow, I just can't even think what else to say.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757963698816530787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-50043489910843215052012-08-29T23:48:51.919-07:002012-08-29T23:48:51.919-07:00I didn't even know this was something the US h...I didn't even know this was something the US had participated in so recently. Wow. Just wow. :( :(Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-70992733134707837012012-08-29T14:42:26.693-07:002012-08-29T14:42:26.693-07:00Well done, my friend.Well done, my friend.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-46105388285199980692012-08-29T14:25:09.159-07:002012-08-29T14:25:09.159-07:00What a truly scary time we are living in, even mor...What a truly scary time we are living in, even more scary that I live in Oregon! I'm actually to the point I don't want to take my kids to the doctor especially now that they are becoming young adults. <br /><br />Thanks for the heads up.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397141781902277266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-15666760285878607012012-08-29T14:22:42.356-07:002012-08-29T14:22:42.356-07:00Extremely timely post. I teared up just reading yo...Extremely timely post. I teared up just reading your review. How awful!! BerlinerinPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853762912371387793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-41438550580424268652012-08-29T13:46:14.752-07:002012-08-29T13:46:14.752-07:00Very timely, as I just finished watching "Rab...Very timely, as I just finished watching "Rabbit Proof Fence". I'm assuming the movie was fairly historically acurate, as I haven't done any research myself. Love what "Diary...." said about the poor. The things that have been done because of looking at others as less human than "us" are just horrifying. Like you said, another result of believing in evolution. So sad.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892727691750630048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-76894510195929962562012-08-29T09:44:38.748-07:002012-08-29T09:44:38.748-07:00Again, Carrie, a great post. Thanks for bringing t...Again, Carrie, a great post. Thanks for bringing this sordid history to light. <br /><br />I might add that once one starts looking at "the poor" as the other, rather than as fellow humans with equal dignity, this follows naturally. Although others made the connection previously, Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is still one of the best at following the thought to its logical conclusion. <br /><br />Until we begin to value those different from us, rather than looking at them as threats to our safety, or (even morally) to our children, and our lifestyles, there will continue to be a push to make sure that they are exterminated.Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-69404325470979669982012-08-29T08:14:38.648-07:002012-08-29T08:14:38.648-07:00Also, if you're actually concerned about teen ...Also, if you're actually concerned about teen exposure to STDs, there probably isn't anything worse you could do than offer sterilizations--which, of course, will do nothing to prevent the spread of STDs, but will probably result in much less are being taken because, hey, they can't get *pregnant*.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-52879491998216843492012-08-29T07:36:47.022-07:002012-08-29T07:36:47.022-07:00Horrifying.Horrifying.Shonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-73669753645515626532012-08-29T07:25:12.520-07:002012-08-29T07:25:12.520-07:00Can I "like" Barbara's comment...esp...Can I "like" Barbara's comment...esp the last line?<br /><br />I had no idea. Thank you for reading and informing us...<br /><br />You are so very right about the implications today. Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-41743385813409539902012-08-29T06:35:13.683-07:002012-08-29T06:35:13.683-07:00I hadn't realized that eugenics was practiced ...I hadn't realized that eugenics was practiced widely in this country until reading Unknown. The fear of being sterilized was one thing that helped Louis in that book to turn his life around, as he was a poor student and a major thief at first.<br /><br />And as i started reading your review, before I got to the part about Darwin, I could see his influence on this thinking.<br /><br />I didn't realize this was a provision in Obamacare, either. Of all the stupid, unwise, potentially tragic things....Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com