... officials to sterilize institutionalized retarded persons whom a physician determined likely to become the parent of children with similar defects (Buck v. Bell 1927). The court case was an appeal by Carrie Buck asking for a reversal of her sterilization sentence handed down by a Virginia court. Carrie Buck was accused of being "feebleminded" because she had given birth to a child out of wedlock. Supreme Court Justice ... case, which upheld the Virginia court ruling (The Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement). Carrie's sterilization sentence was carried out. It was later deter...

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... country, a land of plenty, with substantial oil reserves, strong cultural identity and a wealth of opportunities envied by the modern world. However since 1979 there has been discontentment rumbling at the heart of the Scottish people. A nation of Scots, who post war, had seen themselves as British. More recently when asked to select a single nationality in an opinion poll, 39% of Scottish ... consensus politics as it is more difficult for any one party to dominate and achieve a majority government. However, on the evidence of the 2011 elections it is still possible to buck these statis...

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