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Originally posted by marichiko
As to the sterilization question, if anyone still cares: I actually agree with you that people who are profoundly mentally retarded should not have children that they can't care for. Its just that I think its up to the parents or close family of the individual to ensure that doesn't happen. It spooks me out to give the government power to sterilize people.
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I thought that there had been families that tried to have their mentally retarded children steralized that were refused by the courts because the individual's rights superceded those of the parent's desire.