s ▁consent ▁was ▁not ▁given , ▁and ▁the ▁procedure ▁was ▁done ▁when ▁the ▁woman ▁thought ▁she ▁was ▁receiving ▁only ▁a ▁ces are an ▁section . ▁These ▁ster il izations ▁were ▁often ▁public ly ▁fund ed , ▁occurr ing ▁throughout ▁many ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁They ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁near - el im ination ▁of ▁some ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes . ▁“ The ▁main stream ▁femin ist ▁movement ▁recognized ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization ▁as ▁a ▁problem ▁for ▁black ▁women , ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁argue ▁for ▁easier ▁access ▁to ▁ster il izations ▁and ▁abort ions ▁for ▁themselves . ▁Their ▁dem ands ▁directly ▁and ▁neg atively ▁impact ed ▁black ▁women ▁as ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁black ▁women ▁for ▁protection ▁from ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁government ▁officials ▁who ▁would ▁otherwise ▁force ▁black ▁women ▁to ▁limit ▁their ▁reprodu ction .” ▁The ▁gen oc idal ▁con not ations ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁consideration ▁for ▁forced ▁ster il ization ▁in ▁the ▁birth ▁control ▁movement ▁contributed ▁to ▁intersection al ▁challeng es ▁faced ▁by ▁women ▁of ▁color . ▁They ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁movement ▁of ▁Black ▁people ▁against ▁Black ▁women ' s ▁making ▁personal ▁dec isions ▁about ▁using ▁birth ▁control ▁and ▁abort ion , ▁rather ▁than ▁producing ▁more ▁Black ▁b ab ies ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁community . ▁This ▁effectively ▁divided ▁the ▁Black ▁community . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁birth ▁control ▁movement ▁essentially ▁esp oused ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁women ▁could ▁att ain ▁freedom ▁and ▁equality ▁by ▁receiving ▁legal ▁access ▁to ▁family ▁planning ▁services , ▁which ▁could ▁help