I guess there would be no people left if we just sterilized everyone who had defective genes. Cancer, epilepsy, diabetes, autoimmune diseases.... Well the planet might be saved.

It actually says a lot more about her than it does about you or anyone with bipolar. However like Dark Heart, I would also confront her, and let her know that it hurt. Just try not to take it to heart.

My aunt was sterilized when she was 16, she was "mentally handicapped" . It's a tradgedy that these things ever took place. Whether or not my aunt should have had children should not have been a choice imposed on her by the government when she was a teen. She was also entilted I believe to have her overies in tact. Anyone can have a baby born with " defectiveness". I hope she realizes this before she has children of her own.