The Vermont Senate passed a resolution apologizing to Vermonters past and present “who were harmed as a result of state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices.”
Senators unanimously passed Joint Resolution 2 on Wednesday, joining the state’s House of Representatives, which adopted it on April 1, in an effort to make amends for various measures and policies in the state’s history seeking to control reproduction among certain racial and disability groups.
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