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• During late 60s and early 70s many Mexican/Chicana women were coerced (some with no consent) into being sterilized while giving birth in L.A. (tweet)
  
• If women wanted painkillers, or to proceed with c-section, they had to sign. One was told their baby would die if they didn’t in Spanish. (tweet)
  
• Because of language barrier, being disoriented from pain, they signed thinking it was standard paper work. (tweet)
  
• The documentary “No Mas Bebes” tells their painful stories. You can watch it on PBS through Feb. 22nd. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/no-mas-bebes/ (tweet)
• It’s a very fucked up thing and watching the film was very emotional, but important. (tweet)
• This film got me in my feelings. Such anger. Seeing the pain in their eyes while they told their stories. Some were sterilized at only 23. (tweet)
• One of the doctors stated he didn’t have anything against Mexicans until he started working in LA. “All they do is screw, drink, and drive.” (tweet)
• The other day a border patrol agent asked my stepdad “why do you Mexicans like to have a lot of kids?” Are White people ever asked this? (tweet)
• No. They get TV shows. 19 Kids And Counting, eah? But Mexicans better not have more than two, or else they’re irresponsible govt moochers. (tweet)
• We deserve reproductive rights by all means necessary. We do not need your approval or permission to have as many children as *we* wish. (tweet)
• And I’m glad you feel threatened by us having children because we’re going to outnumber your asses in a couple of years. Cry about it. (tweet)
• ALSOOO, I must add that during Chicano Movement, xicanos (being the sexist men they were) didn’t care about sterilization/any xicana issues. (tweet)
• Xicanas tried to create waiting period for sterilization for proper informed consent. White feminists, however, opposed. How familiar. (tweet)
• White feminists wanted sterilization on demand. They didn’t understand/care how Spanish speaking women were being discriminated/targeted. (tweet)
• It’s so interesting how as women our struggles and needs change. You fought for right to birth control, we fought for right to have kids. (tweet)
• You wanted to be sexually liberated, we wanted to stop being sexualized. You wanted to work, we wanted to be able to sit down. (tweet)
• When people ask why xicanisma is necessary, here you go. Machismo from our brothers. No inclusion from White women. We started our own. (tweet)