Buck v. Bell (1927) Overview | LSData Case Brief Video Summary

This is a legal case about a woman named Carrie Buck who has been ordered to have a sterilization surgery by the superintendent of the institution she's in, based on a Virginia law that allows the sterilization of mentally deficient individuals. Carrie's case is being argued on the grounds that the law violates her rights to due process and equal protection of the laws. The court has to decide whether the law is valid under the Fourteenth Amendment and whether Carrie's rights have been violated.

Buck v. Bell (1927)
Supreme Court of the United States
274 U.S. 200, 71 L. Ed. 1000, 47 S. Ct. 584, SCDB 1926-061, 1927 U.S. LEXIS 20

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