European Eugenics

A new human rights report includes strong evidence that, to this day, Gypsy women in Slovakia are being forcibly sterilized. If the charges pan out, they'll have repercussions far beyond that country, as Slovakia is a member of the European Union.

Europe-bashing being a popular sport in the blogosphere right now, I should add that, as Nick noted here last month, coerced sterilization has an ugly history in the United States as well.

Update: Click on the "comments" link, and you'll learn that Slovakia is not slated to become a member of the European Union for another year. I stand corrected.