Vermont forms reconciliation panel after eugenics apology
The panel will create commissions to examine discrimination caused or allowed by state laws and policies.
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The panel will create commissions to examine discrimination caused or allowed by state laws and policies.
Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in the early 1900s and led to institutionalizations and sterilizations, targeting Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people.Legislators also vowed to do more. Now the state has formed a truth and
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SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in the early 1900s and led to institutionalizations and sterilizations, targeting Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people.
A commission has been formed to create a public record of discrimination against certain marginalized populations caused by state laws and policies.