Case: Relf v. Weinberger

73-cv-01557 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 17, 1973

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Case Summary

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Filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center on July 17, 1973, this case was about the widespread forced sterilization of Black women in the South through federally funded programs.

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73-cv-01557	Class Action Complaint	July 31, 1973	July 31, 1973 Complaint

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Relf v. Weinberger Southern Poverty Law Center	Mary Alice was 14 and Minnie was 12 when they became victims of the abusive practice of sterilizing poor, black women in the South. Their mother, who had very little education and was illiterate, sig…	Jan. 1, 2021	Jan. 1, 2021 https://www.splcenter.org/...

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Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Reproductive Issues

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 17, 1973

Case Ongoing: No