Mississippi Appendectomy: Forced Sterilization of Black Women In 1968, 14-year-old Elaine Riddick entered a North Carolina hospital to give birth after being raped. She left sterilized forever. Labeled "promiscuous" and "feebleminded," her illiterate grandmother signed consent with an "X" without understanding. This was the "Mississippi Appendectomy"—forced sterilization of Black women during routine medical procedures. Fannie Lou Hamer coined the term after being sterilized without consent in 1
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Mississippi Appendectomy: Forced Sterilization of Black Women In 1968, 14-year-old Elaine Riddick entered a North Carolina hospital to give birth after being raped. She left sterilized forever. Labeled "promiscuous" and "feebleminded," her illiterate grandmother signed consent with an "X" without understanding. This was the "Mississippi Appendectomy"—forced sterilization of Black women during routine medical procedures. Fannie Lou Hamer coined the term after being sterilized without consent in 1
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