PBS NewsHour

North Carolina Drops Payment to Sterlization Victims

Clip: 06/21/2012 | 7m 2s

North Carolina legislators balked at a plan to set aside $10 million in the state budget to compensate victims of forced sterilizations, contending that the state could not afford the payments in a tight budget year. Ray Suarez speaks with John Frank, political reporter of The News & Observer.

Aired: 06/21/12

Rating: NR

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