Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:affects |
people with intellectual disabilities
people with mental illness |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:Buck_v._Bell_decision
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1924
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
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| gptkbp:impact |
thousands sterilized in Virginia
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:eugenics_movement
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| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced sterilization laws in other states
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
repealed
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
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| gptkbp:notableCase |
gptkb:Buck_v._Bell
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| gptkbp:purpose |
authorize compulsory sterilization of persons deemed unfit
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Racial_Integrity_Act_of_1924
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
1974
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| gptkbp:subject |
eugenics
forced sterilization |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Buck_v._Bell_opinion
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924
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