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Presents the facts from the infamous case of Buck v. Bell in the 1920s, which involved the Supreme Court ratification of Virginia's compulsory sterilization of "feebleminded" people, revealing how judicial powers can be used to corrupt and destroy equal protection under the law for poor, defenseless citizens.
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5 editions- Other · English · 2022Johns Hopkins University Press · 424 pages · 9781421443188
- Other · English · 2022Johns Hopkins University Press · 424 pages · 9781421443195
- Other · English · 2010Johns Hopkins University Press · 384 pages · 9780801898242
- Other · English · 2010Johns Hopkins University Press · 9780801898815
- Other · English · 2008Johns Hopkins University Press · 365 pages · 9780801890109
Trials, litigationSterilization (Birth control)Legislation & jurisprudenceLaw and legislationInsanity (Law)EugenicsInvoluntary sterilizationHistory







