buck v. bell

Forced Sterilization: Why Three Generations of Antiquated Law is Enough

Forced Sterilization: Why Three Generations of Antiquated Law is Enough

Despite the international prohibition on this practice, the United States is guided by a 1927 case that permits forced sterilization of individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the involuntary sterilization of the allegedly mentally disabled in Buck v. Bell