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Buck v. Bell

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Berry, Roberta M. 1998. "From Involuntary Sterilization to Genetic Enhancement: The Unsettled Legacy of Buck v. Bell." Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 12 (summer): 401–48.

Cynkar, Robert J. 1981. "Buck v. Bell: 'Felt Necessities' v. Fundamental Values?" Columbia Law Review 81 (Nov.): 1418–1461.

Estacio, Richard A. 1988. "Sterilization of the Mentally Disabled in Pennsylvania: Three Generations Without Legislative Guidance Are Enough." Dickinson Law Review 92 (winter): 409–36.

Leslie-Miller, Jana. 1997. "From Bell to Bell: Responsible Reproduction in the Twentieth Century." Maryland Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 8 (spring-summer): 123–50.

Lombardo, Paul A. 1985. "Three Generations, No Imbeciles: New Light on Buck v. Bell." New York Law Review 60 (April): 30–62.

Mahowald, Mary B. 2003. "Aren't We All Eugenicists? Commentary on Paul Lombardo's 'Taking Eugenics Seriously'." Florida State University Law Review 30 (winter): 219–35.

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