Joy, it wasn't the president who gave the order, but his brother, Jeb Bush.
But I agree with you and Kat.  This experience is nothing new. It was tried
before in the 1920's and 30's in America under the name eugenics.   The
ideas of Nazi
Germany came out of this era, so much so that at the Nuremburg (sp) trials,
one of the defenses of the Nazi's were that they were only copying America's
idealogies.

-----Original Message-----
From: - Joy - <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: Sterilization (was Re: My Job)

>
>I find it ironic and slightly hypocritical that Bush, who opposes abortion
>so strongly, would sign these orders.  If you think that abortion is wrong,
>why is it okay when the mother is mentally challenged?
>
>In my opinion, the sterilization order is absolutely reprehensible.  I
agree
>with Kat here... It seems like some sort of a punishment for being raped.
>No one, no matter how "disabled" they are, should be sterilized unless they
>choose it, after being given information that they can understand about the
>consequences and other options for avoiding pregnancy.  It's a very
slippery
>slope.  Once we say that sterilizing those with severe mental retardation
is
>okay, it could lead to people with CP, then people with impaired vision...
>until we end up with some kind of master race, where only those who are
>absolutely "perfect" are allowed to reproduce.
>
>Thanks to everyone who offered their congratulations about my job, by the
>way!
>
>~Joy~