新墨西哥州在1976年报告了数千起强迫程序之后,调查了墨西哥家政服务局对土著妇女实施强制绝育的历史。 New Mexico investigates historical forced sterilizations of Native women by the IHS, following a 1976 report of thousands of coerced procedures.

新墨西哥州主要在1970年代由印度卫生局对强迫和强迫美洲土著妇女绝育进行了正式调查,预计调查结果将于2027年底公布。 New Mexico has launched a formal investigation into forced and coerced sterilizations of Native American women, primarily by the Indian Health Service in the 1970s, with findings expected by late 2027. 在佛蒙特州和加利福尼亚州开展类似努力之后,由印度事务部和妇女地位委员会牵头的这次调查将审查这些做法的历史范围、影响和系统性质。 The probe, led by the Indian Affairs Department and the Commission on the Status of Women, will examine the historical scope, impact, and systemic nature of the practices, following similar efforts in Vermont and California. 像纳瓦霍民族成员让·怀特霍斯这样的幸存者在紧急手术期间未经知情同意就大声疾呼绝育,美国政府问责局1976年的一份报告记录了1973年至1976年期间在四个IHS地区进行的3 406次绝育手术,其中许多手术涉及未成年人和不当同意。 Survivors like Jean Whitehorse, a Navajo Nation member, have spoken out about being sterilized without informed consent during emergency surgeries, with a 1976 U.S. Government Accountability Office report documenting 3,406 sterilizations across four IHS regions between 1973 and 1976, many involving minors and improper consent. 联邦政府尚未正式承认更广泛的虐待模式。 The federal government has not formally acknowledged the broader pattern of abuse.