NC works on compensation for sterilization victims

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A task force investigating the forced sterilization of about 7,600 people in North Carolina said in a draft report Monday that survivors should get money as compensation but is not yet sure how much. Figures ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 have been recommended for the 3,000 ...

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