http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/should-we-right-past-wrongs <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The North Carolina Eugenics program that ended in 1974 has been the subject of efforts by state officials to compensate victims for the forced sterilization that occurred here from 1929-1974. Former Governor Mike Easley formally apologized for the actions of state leaders from that time several years ago, but reparations efforts have so far failed. Some of the arguments in the reparations debate were that paying the victims will not right the wrong that had been done to them. Today, we'll discuss the ethics of reparation, and whether today's generation has an obligation to right the wrongs of previous generations.</span></p><p> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 19974 at http://wfae.org Should We Right Past Wrongs? http://wfae.org/post/eugenics-compensation-facing-early-legislative-hurdles <p></p><p>An effort to compensate living victims of North Carolina's now-defunct eugenics program is facing early opposition as lawmakers prepare to meet. Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Berger Wednesday said he doesn't support the plan as it was proposed last year and hasn't brought it up with his Republican colleagues.&nbsp;</p><p></p> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:47:30 +0000 Julie Rose 19569 at http://wfae.org Eugenics Compensation Facing Early Legislative Hurdles