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|facts=Carrie Buck had been raped by a relative and given birth to an illegitimate child. She was not employed, had no spouse, and lacked the means to support her child or additional children. Buck had been formally classified as mentally impaired and institutionalized for her cognitive deficits. | |facts=Carrie Buck had been raped by a relative and given birth to an illegitimate child. She was not employed, had no spouse, and lacked the means to support her child or additional children. Buck had been formally classified as mentally impaired and institutionalized for her cognitive deficits. | ||
|arguments=Buck's defense argued that involuntary sterilization of Carrie Buck violated her due process rights. | |arguments=Buck's defense argued that involuntary sterilization of Carrie Buck violated her due process rights. | ||
|holding=Carrie Buck is "feeble-minded...promiscuous." It is in the best interest of the state to sterilize her. | |holding=Carrie Buck is "feeble-minded...promiscuous." It is in the best interest of the state to sterilize her. | ||
