At least 600 people who have been forcibly sterilized in the state are now eligible for compensation. prismreports
Moonlight is one of at least 600 people who have been sterilized against their will in California and are now eligible for compensation under a $4.5 million state initiative. And with only a few months before the program sunsets at the end of 2023, only 80 applications have been approved as of April 2023.
Between 2005 and 2013, California surgically sterilized 144 people in women’s prisons. The majority of the sterilizations occurred at two prisons: Valley State Prison and California Institution for Women in Corona. A single doctor, James Heinrich, was responsible for arranging the bulk of those at Valley State Prison, telling a Reveal reporter the sterilizations were a cost-effective service “compared to what you save in welfare paying for these unwanted children—as they procreated more.
But getting these payments to the survivors has been a struggle. Any surviving victims of state-sponsored sterilization from that era are likely in their 80s, 90s, or even older. And many—especially those who’ve been incarcerated—are wary of the same government that betrayed their trust. The shame in being sterilized without her consent or knowledge fed the culture of silence that already permeates incarceration and made it difficult for her or other women to speak up. But that’s why she chooses to share her story now and find other women impacted by this experience to connect them with opportunities like these.
But even receiving the funds is an additional hurdle because not everyone sterilized at a state prison is eligible. This led to a landmark 1978 class-action lawsuit, Madrigal v. Quilligan, which prompted California to repeal its sterilization law and implement informed consent policies. Though the hospital received government funding to perform sterilizations, like tubal ligations, under the guise of family planning, its status as a county-run institution and not a state-operated one makes those sterilized at the hospital ineligible for compensation under this program.
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