 The Committee to End Sterilization Abuse (CESA) was founded in 1974 to combat the abuse of sterilization on women of color.It had a strong "anti-imperialist orientation" that attracted a multiracial membership, including white, Puerto Rican, and black women.In 1975, a coalition of groups formed "an umbrella anti-sterilization abuse organization" called the Advisory Committee on Sterilization.