LaBruzzo: Sterilization plan fights poverty- NOLA.com

26 September 2008 » eugenics

Worried that welfare costs are rising as the number of taxpayers declines, state Rep. John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie, said Tuesday he is studying a plan to pay poor women $1,000 to have their Fallopian tubes tied.

LaBruzzo: Sterilization plan fights poverty- NOLA.com