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Ethics Talk: Yes, Involuntary Sterilization Still Happens in the US

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Lawyer Cynthia Chandler joins Ethics Talk to discuss the practice of sterilization in California state prisons, and Dr Anthony Loria shares new research on surgical outcomes for incarcerated patients. 

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Cynthia Chandler, JD, MPhil directs the Bay Area Legal Incubator in Oakland, California, and teaches law at the University of California, Berkeley. She continues to investigate sterilizations in state carceral facilities.

Anthony Loria, MD is a research resident at the University of Rochester College of Medicine in Rochester, New York.

Chandler interview recorded December 17, 2024; Loria interview recorded December 19, 2024. 

 

Background image by Paul Dolan.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewees disclosed no conflicts of interest.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.