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“Sterilization Bill to Be Amended” in The United Farmers of Alberta, March 8, 1928

“Sterilization Bill to Be Amended” in The United Farmers of Alberta, March 8, 1928

March 8, 1928. “Sterilization Bill to Be Amended” was a short article run by The United Farmers of Alberta to report last minute amendments. The amendments were in regards to specific wording of the sterilization bill. Notably, the committee wanted to ensure that the decision of the Eugenics Board would be unanimous before sterilizations could be ordered.

This article can be found online in the Peel Collection here.

-Laura Shaw

  • Sterilization Bill to Be Amended. (1928, March 8). The United Farmers of Alberta, p. 7.

“Sterilization Bill to Be Amended” in The United Farmers of Alberta, March 8, 1928

“Sterilization Bill to Be Amended” in The United Farmers of Alberta, March 8, 1928

March 8, 1928. “Sterilization Bill to Be Amended” was a short article run by The United Farmers of Alberta to report last minute amendments. The amendments were in regards to specific wording of the sterilization bill. Notably, the committee wanted to ensure that the decision of the Eugenics Board would be unanimous before sterilizations could be ordered.

This article can be found online in the Peel Collection here.

-Laura Shaw

  • Sterilization Bill to Be Amended. (1928, March 8). The United Farmers of Alberta, p. 7.