Natalie Lira
Associate professor in Latina and Latino Studies with an affiliation in Gender and Women's Studies and co-director of the Sterilization and Social Justice Lab, researching sterilization abuse and the history of eugenics.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 52min
Sterilization
Natalie Lira, associate professor and co-director of the Sterilization and Social Justice Lab, studies sterilization abuse and eugenics history. She discusses the century-long legacy of forced and coerced sterilizations. The conversation covers how laws meant to protect can restrict access, modern coercion in carceral settings, and policy tensions between autonomy and safeguards.
