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One victim was sterilized for allegedly cheating on her husband; another, a Black incarcerated man, for being an “accused homosexual.” There were more than 800.
Recently, Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, a Democrat who represents the 200th district, thought it was a good idea to propose parody legislation that requires men to get vasectomies before
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This. tell us why you think he deserves a broader understanding here? >> i think the broader understanding has to be how we evaluate history. the dred scott decision is a mark on the nation as is civil war and slavery. he played an important part in that, a noble part. but seven justices signed on to that opinion. there's plenty of opinions throughout history that we consider to be deeply wrong and troubling. buck v. bell is where oliver wendell homes said citizens could be involuntarily, you know, operated on so that they could be sterilized so they could not have children. lewis brandize sig...