The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) – part of the federal government – has a long and sordid history of population control efforts that many consider dehumanizing and unethical. Today, we examine the history and practices of the OPA.

Helpful Resources:

Margaret Sanger’s American Baby Code:

https://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger/webedition/app/documents/show.php?sangerDoc=101807.xml

Why Do We Still Have a Federal Office of Population Affairs?

https://www.dlinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DouglasLeadershipLetter.pdf

Nixon Tapes:

Nixon: Aborted are the little black bastards