1981 Montana’s sterilization law was officially repealed in 1981.

As of 2014, seven states have apologized for their role in the forced sterilization of citizens; Montana is not one of them. Even after the repeal of its sterilization law, in 1987 the State Developmental Disabilities Planning and Advisory Council was still debating the merits of sterilization for the mentally disabled.

-Caroline Lyster

• Kaelber, L. (2011). Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States. Retrieved from http://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/MT/MT.html

• Montana Code Annotated Title 53. (2013). Social Services and Institutions Chapter 23. Eugenical Sterilization (Repealed). Justia US Law. Retrieved from http://law.justia.com/codes/montana/2013/title-53/chapter-23/part-1/

• WHM. (2014). The Right to Procreate: The Montana State Board of Eugenics and Body Politics. Women’s History Matters. Retrieved from http://montanawomenshistory.org/the-right-to-procreate-the-montana-state-board-of-eugenics-and-body-politics/