Victims and their promise lost in a never-never land | Winston-Salem Journal

RALEIGH – As the governor’s task force on sterilization compensation took up how much that compensation should be during a meeting last week, they heard plenty of outrage from those the state rendered barren. But some of the main victims — the children those operated on never got to have — will never get a chance to speak. And their absence is one big reason why those sterilized are so outraged at $20,000 as a starting point for compensation that the task force discussed Tuesday. Story continues here >>>