John Hendren Bell
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John Hendren Bell was the superintendent of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded whose role as respondent in the 1927 U.S. Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell made him historically associated with the defense of compulsory sterilization laws.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eugenicist
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person ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Virginia sterilization statute
NERFINISHED
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compulsory sterilization laws in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicsAssessment | associated with human rights abuses through support of forced sterilization policies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
eugenics
ⓘ
psychiatry ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | figure associated with legitimization of eugenic sterilization by the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| knownFor | advocacy of compulsory sterilization of people labeled "feeble-minded" ⓘ |
| legalCase | Buck v. Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role as respondent in Buck v. Bell ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of compulsory sterilization laws in Buck v. Bell ⓘ |
| occupation | superintendent ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Carrie Buck
NERFINISHED
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litigants challenging compulsory sterilization ⓘ |
| participantIn | Buck v. Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | superintendent of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | respondent in Buck v. Bell ⓘ |
| sideInLegalCase | defense of Virginia’s sterilization law in Buck v. Bell ⓘ |
| significantEvent | U.S. Supreme Court decision in Buck v. Bell (1927) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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