Selected Books: Fertility
Fit to Be Tied: Sterilization and Reproductive Rights in America, 1950-1980
e-book and print (Floor 4 Shelves: HQ766.5.U5 K55 2009)
Sex and Consequences: Abortion, Public Policy, and the Economics of Fertility
Floor 4 Shelves: HQ767 .L48 2004
Select Films
No Más Bebés
2015
54 min
This film tells the story of Mexican immigrant mothers who sued doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were sterilized while giving birth at Los Angeles County General Hospital during the 1970s.
Belly of the Beast
2020
1 hr 21 min
When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons, they wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.
The State of Eugenics
2017
55 min
Between 1933 and 1974, North Carolina ran one of the most aggressive eugenics programs in the world, sterilizing more than 7,600 men, women and children. As survivors’ stories unfold in the film, a new effort to atone for the wrongs done to them emerges.
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Other Suggested Resources
- Infertility FAQsCDC’s Division of Reproductive Health is the focal point for issues related to reproductive health, maternal health, and infant health. For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to improving the lives of women, children, and families through research, public health monitoring, scientific assistance, and partnerships. Our activities and programs provide support to organizations, institutions, providers, and consumers across the United States and around the world.
Suggested Keywords and Subject Terms
Below you will find a list of suggested subjects and keywords you can use to search for this topic. This is not a comprehensive list, just a way to get you started searching.
CINAHL Subject Headings:
- Fertility
- Fertility Agents
- Fertility Preservation
- Fertility Clinics
- Fertilization in Vitro
- Sterilization, Sexual
- Sterilization, Tubal
- Infertility
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
- Fertility
- Fertility Preservation
- Fertility Agents, Male
- Fertility Agents, Female
- Fertility Agents
- Sterilization, Involuntary
- Infertility
- Infertility, Male
- Infertility, Female