American Civil Liberties Union Agreement what of harvard law school, he was president of volume 100 of the harvard law review some previous his latest book chronicles the Supreme Courts decision in 1927 to allow virginia to sterilize a young woman for eugenic reasons. It is called a book that takes to us a rarely remembered part heist. Cohens narrative of the thats enshined the practices is a pageturner, and the story it tells is deeply, almost physically, infuriating. Were very please to bring the conversation to Harvard Book Store testimony please join me in welcoming adam cohen. [applause] thank you very much. Its a pleasure to be here. Id like to thank Harvard Book Store for hosting a wonderful book store i used to spend a lot of time in when i was here in a previous life. And thank you all for turning out, including some old friends here. I had a book party in new york recently, and the invitation that went out automatically, as these things are now, said at the top imbeciles book
So right then reaffirm the u. S. Afghan Womens Council in Many American women filed various projects to support our sisters in guinness and and i was really the beginning of my interest in afghanistan and the women there. And im pleased to introduce the next speaker. Adam is the New York Times best selling author in a lecture at yale law school. He firmly served as a member of any times Editorial Board and was a Senior Writer for Time Magazine where he also has a weekly law. Before entering journalism, he was a reformed lawyer and staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties union. A graduate of harvard law school, president of the harvard law review in previous books include nothing to fear from a fierce inner circle in the 100 days that created modern america. His latest book on the closest Supreme Court decision to allow virginia to sterilize the young woman for eugenic reasons that the new republic cause in the cells and important new book that takes us back to a really remember
Amy we will discuss Merrick Garlands record with terry oneill, president of the National Organization for women and Ian Millhiser, author of, injustices the Supreme Courts history of comforting the comfortable and afflicting the afflicted. Then to one of the Worst Supreme Court rulings in history. We will speak to adam cohen, author of, imbeciles the Supreme Court, american eugenics, and the sterilization of carrie buck. This was a case about a poor woman, nothing was wrong with her but being feebleminded. As a result with the endorsement of the Supreme Court, they sterilized her against her will and during that time, about 70,000 americans were sterilized. Amy judge Oliver Wendell holmes with the majority opinion to bring three generations of imbeciles are enough. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. After weeks of speculation president obama has announced , his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin
Nomination not with the intent of seeing the nominee confirmed, but in order to politicize it for purposes of the election. Amy we will discuss rrick garlands record with terry oneill, president of the National Organization for women and Ian Millhiser, author of, injustices the Supreme Courts history of comforting the comfortable and afflicting the afflicted. Then to one of the Worst Supreme Court rulings in history. We will speak to adam cohen, author of, imbeciles the Supreme Court, american eugenics, and the sterilization of carrie buck. This was a case about a poor woman, nothing was wrong with her but being feebleminded. As a result with the endorsement of the Supreme Court, they sterilized her against her will and during that time, about 70,000 americans were sterilized. Amy judge Oliver Wendell holmes with the majority opinion to bring three generations of imbeciles are enough. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report.
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