The Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 was a U.S. state law in Virginia for the sterilization of institutionalized persons "afflicted with hereditary forms of insanity that are recurrent, idiocy, imbecility, feeble-mindedness or epilepsy”. It greatly influenced the development of eugenics in the twentieth century. The act was based on model legislation written by Harry H. Laughlin and challenged by a case that led to the United States Supreme Court decision of Buck v. Bell. The Supreme Court upheld the law as constitutional and it became a model law for sterilization laws in other states. Justice Holmes wrote that a patient may be sterilized "on complying with the very careful provisions by which the act protects the patients from possible abuse." Between 1924 and 1979, Virginia sterilized
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| - The Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 was a U.S. state law in Virginia for the sterilization of institutionalized persons "afflicted with hereditary forms of insanity that are recurrent, idiocy, imbecility, feeble-mindedness or epilepsy”. It greatly influenced the development of eugenics in the twentieth century. The act was based on model legislation written by Harry H. Laughlin and challenged by a case that led to the United States Supreme Court decision of Buck v. Bell. The Supreme Court upheld the law as constitutional and it became a model law for sterilization laws in other states. Justice Holmes wrote that a patient may be sterilized "on complying with the very careful provisions by which the act protects the patients from possible abuse." Between 1924 and 1979, Virginia sterilized (en)
- A Lei de Esterilização da Virgínia de 1924 influenciou bastante o desenvolvimento da eugenia no século XX. O ato foi baseado em legislação modelo escrita por e contestada pela decisão da Suprema Corte de Bell. O Supremo Tribunal confirmou a lei; consequentemente, provar que era constitucional e torná-lo para leis de esterilização em outros estados. O juiz Holmes escreveu que um paciente pode ser esterilizado "ao cumprir as disposições muito cuidadosas pelas quais o ato protege os pacientes de possíveis abusos". Entre 1924 e 1979, a Virgínia esterilizou mais de 7.000 indivíduos. O ato nunca foi declarado inconstitucional; no entanto, em 2001, a Assembléia Geral da Virgínia aprovou uma resolução conjunta pedindo desculpas pelo uso indevido de "um verniz respeitável e 'científico' para cob (pt)
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- Whereas, human experience has demonstrated that heredity plays an important part in the transmission of sanity, idiocy, imbecility, epilepsy and crime, now, therefore (en)
- Whereas, such sterilization may be effected in males by the operation of vasectomy and in females by the operation of salpingectomy, both of which said operations may be performed without serious pain or substantial danger to the life of the patient, and (en)
- Whereas, the Commonwealth has in custodial care and is supporting in various State institutions many defective persons who if now discharged or paroled would likely become by the propagation of their kind a menace to society but who if incapable of procreating might properly and safely be discharged or paroled and become self-supporting with benefit both to themselves and to society, and (en)
- Chap. 394. - An ACT to provide for the sexual sterilization of inmates of State institutions in certain cases. [S B 281] (en)
- A copy of said petition must be served upon the inmate together with a notice in writing designating the time and place in the said institution, not less than thirty days before the presentation of such petition to said special board of directors when and where said board may hear and act upon such petition (en)
- An emergency existing, this act shall be enforced from its passage. (en)
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| - The Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 was a U.S. state law in Virginia for the sterilization of institutionalized persons "afflicted with hereditary forms of insanity that are recurrent, idiocy, imbecility, feeble-mindedness or epilepsy”. It greatly influenced the development of eugenics in the twentieth century. The act was based on model legislation written by Harry H. Laughlin and challenged by a case that led to the United States Supreme Court decision of Buck v. Bell. The Supreme Court upheld the law as constitutional and it became a model law for sterilization laws in other states. Justice Holmes wrote that a patient may be sterilized "on complying with the very careful provisions by which the act protects the patients from possible abuse." Between 1924 and 1979, Virginia sterilized over 7,000 individuals under the act. The act was never declared unconstitutional; however, in 2001, the Virginia General Assembly passed a joint resolution apologizing for the misuse of "a respectable, 'scientific' veneer to cover activities of those who held blatantly racist views." In 2015, the Assembly agreed to compensate individuals sterilized under the act. (en)
- A Lei de Esterilização da Virgínia de 1924 influenciou bastante o desenvolvimento da eugenia no século XX. O ato foi baseado em legislação modelo escrita por e contestada pela decisão da Suprema Corte de Bell. O Supremo Tribunal confirmou a lei; consequentemente, provar que era constitucional e torná-lo para leis de esterilização em outros estados. O juiz Holmes escreveu que um paciente pode ser esterilizado "ao cumprir as disposições muito cuidadosas pelas quais o ato protege os pacientes de possíveis abusos". Entre 1924 e 1979, a Virgínia esterilizou mais de 7.000 indivíduos. O ato nunca foi declarado inconstitucional; no entanto, em 2001, a Assembléia Geral da Virgínia aprovou uma resolução conjunta pedindo desculpas pelo uso indevido de "um verniz respeitável e 'científico' para cobrir as atividades daqueles que tinham opiniões claramente racistas". Em 2015, a Assembléia concordou em compensar indivíduos esterilizados nos termos da lei. (pt)
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