The legal framework and the practical implementation of eugenic policies in the USA
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The legal framework and the practical implementation of eugenic policies in the USA
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S1026-94520000616-5-1
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110-113
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The article considers the origins and development of the eugenic movement in the USA, the legislative basis and law enforcement practice of the U.S. Supreme Court in involuntary sterilization and other eugenic practices, analyzes trends in the state policy, legislation and judicial practice in this sphere.
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eugenics, involuntary sterilization, constitutional principle o f equality, constitutional law o f the USA, the U.S. Supreme Court
Date of publication
01.03.2016
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5. Lombardo P.A. and Hardin P.L. The states that sterilized individuals under eugenics laws must follow North Carolina's example and repay those still alive // USA today, August 21, 2013.

6. House Joint Resolution № 607 "Expressing the General Assembly's regret for Virginia's experience with eugenics" // http://leg1.state. va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?011 ful HJ607ER

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