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Buck V Bell

274 U.S. 200 · U.S. Supreme Court · Decided May 2, 1927

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May 2, 1927U.S. Supreme Court274 U.S. 200

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1927U.S. Supreme Court

Buck V Bell

274 U.S. 200

Summary

Upheld a state statute permitting compulsory sterilization of persons deemed unfit; the decision has been widely criticized and repudiated.

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Citation
274 U.S. 200
Decided
1927-05-02

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