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"I have been intentionally sterilized. And I have been lied to." Meet Kelli Dillon. While she was incarcerated in California prison she was the victim of *systemic modern-day eugenics.* Then she discovered she wasn't alone. Doctor's response: "It's cheaper than welfare." More:pic.twitter.com/p27U9DnXkB
The law prohibits sterilizing people in prison for the purpose of birth control. But California was doing it anyway. Kelli's lawyer: "The state has admitted that they have done these illegal surgeries. But we don’t know who they actually did them on."pic.twitter.com/xjerz41J0s
Central California Women's Prison is the world's largest women's prison. The farmlands surrounding it helped conceal the brutal human rights violations happening on the inside. "Inmates become numbers," Kelli says. "They don’t get names. And that’s why it’s easier to abuse them."pic.twitter.com/VdTn5MCU8h
Kelli teamed up w/ radical female lawyers to spearhead investigations to try to bring accountability. In the process, they discovered it was more than just forced sterilizations. It was sexual assault. Inadequate healthcare. All targeting women of color.pic.twitter.com/PwFgo7BIKM
As part of the investigation prompted by Kelli speaking out, the Center for Investigative found California State audit & prison records showed nearly 1400 sterilization procedures occurred btwn 1997-2013. FOIA requests to other states confirmed: only 6 have banned sterilizations.pic.twitter.com/UH3VsNvS2O
Kelli Dillon had the foresight & courage to engage filmmakers to chronicle her fight for truth. They followed her for *7 years* & finally that film has come out. I had the opportunity to watch @BOTBFilm. It's beyond powerful. Infuriating. More details: https://ff.hrw.org/film/belly-beast …pic.twitter.com/zuFl5m3Myl
We are coming up on the 100-year anniversary of the infamous 1927 Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell, upholding a statute of compulsory sterilization of the unfit "for the protection & health of the state," & set a precedent for states to legally sterilize people in prisons."
Keep context in mind: -Women are fastest growing prison population -Nearly 80% are mothers -44% are Black -3/4 of are of child-bearing age (18-44) -92% of women in CA prisons have been "battered or abused" in lifetimes -231k women incarcerated. 1.3 women on state supervision
The fight now continues: Doctors & prison officials still contend procedures were in their best interests & an overall societal benefit. "We have yet to get an apology. We have yet to be acknowledged. The state has yet to be made accountable." More here: https://www.bellyofthebeastfilm.com/ pic.twitter.com/ifxtkG853H
OMG! So shocking.
Where is the quote from? Do you have an article or reference for additional info?
I think I might look for this documentary.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/california-prisons-forced-sterilizations-belly-beast …
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