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| North Carolina passes forced-sterilisation payouts | North Carolina passes forced-sterilisation payouts |
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| The US state of North Carolina has adopted a budget that includes $10m (£6.5m) to compensate victims of forced sterilisation. | The US state of North Carolina has adopted a budget that includes $10m (£6.5m) to compensate victims of forced sterilisation. |
| The one-time payments will depend on how many of the estimated 1,800 victims of the defunct state programme come forward. As of 2012, 168 had done so. | The one-time payments will depend on how many of the estimated 1,800 victims of the defunct state programme come forward. As of 2012, 168 had done so. |
| State senate lawmakers initially rejected providing the funds last year. | |
| It is thought about 7,600 people were sterilised in North Carolina from 1929 to 1974. Many were poor black women. | It is thought about 7,600 people were sterilised in North Carolina from 1929 to 1974. Many were poor black women. |
| Those sterilised were picked out for such reasons as being deemed promiscuous, or because they were unpopular with schoolmates. Some of the victims were as young as 10. | Those sterilised were picked out for such reasons as being deemed promiscuous, or because they were unpopular with schoolmates. Some of the victims were as young as 10. |
| While many states had sterilisation plans targeted at "feeble-minded" people, North Carolina stands out for having widened its programme after World War II. | While many states had sterilisation plans targeted at "feeble-minded" people, North Carolina stands out for having widened its programme after World War II. |
| One of the most vocal victims of sterilisation, Elaine Riddick, from Atlanta, Georgia, says she was raped and then sterilised after giving birth to a son when she was 14. | One of the most vocal victims of sterilisation, Elaine Riddick, from Atlanta, Georgia, says she was raped and then sterilised after giving birth to a son when she was 14. |
| "I tip my hat to North Carolina. Finally they came to their senses and decided to do what's right," Ms Riddick told NBC News on Thursday. | |
| But she added that money would not erase the wrong. | |
| "You can't put a price on someone taking your womb or castrating you, it's humiliating," she said. |