Gray Davis apologized for a law passed almost a century earlier that had resulted in the sterilization of about ______ women in California.

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Gray Davis, the Governor of California, apologized for the state's eugenics laws that led to the sterilization of about 20,000 individuals, with the correct figure being closest to 19,000. These laws were part of a larger eugenics movement in the early 20th century aimed at preventing certain people from reproducing.

Gray Davis Apologized for a Law Passed Almost a Century