sterilization

Wolbachia occurs naturally in mosquitoes, and scientists found they could exploit it: if the male carries the bacteria but the female does not, or carries a different strain, sterilization occurs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The staffers were also early adopters of telemedicine; the deadly nature of the Ebola virus required intense sterilization of anything that came into contact with a patient.

From Slate ● May 14, 2026

In her very long and very twisty new novel, the author examines a Depression-era sterilization law in Mississippi, thereby connecting three white female characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

America outlawed slavery and Jim Crow, expanded the voting franchise, and banned forced sterilization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, each morning after putting Henrietta’s cells in culture, Mary started her days with the usual sterilization drill.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

I first read about forced sterilizations in a 2020 article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2024

And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2023

Female sterilizations rose to 18 that month from just three in July 2021.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

“I’ve had more consultations for sterilizations in volume per patient load than I’ve ever had in my career,” Muldrow said Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

For a while, it seemed as if the future of eugenic sterilizations in America depended on the foggy impressions of a nurse who had been handed a cranky baby without toys.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee