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Oct 5, 1994 · Carrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared mentally incompetent, therefore unable to raise her own child by herself.
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- Drama
- John David Coles
- 1994-10-05
The story of Carrie Buck's sterilization and subsequent court case was made into a television drama in 1994, Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story with actress Marlee Matlin portraying Buck as an intellectually disabled woman.
A law student (Melissa Gilbert) fights a 1927 Supreme Court decision to save a mother (Marlee Matlin) from sterilization.
- John David Coles
- Drama
- Marlee Matlin, Melissa Gilbert, Pat Hingle
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story is a 1994 American television drama film directed by John David Coles. The film aired on October 4, 1994 on the Lifetime network. The film follows Carrie Buck (Marlee Matlin), an intellectually-disabled young woman who fights the courts for custody of her...
The true story of Carrie Buck, who becomes the test case for a landmark 1927 Supreme Court decision concerning the sterlization of mentally deficient women against their will.
- John Coles
- Melissa Gilbert
Synopsis. Carrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared...
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story. In 1924, a law student (Melissa Gilbert) tries to stop the forced sterilization of a woman (Marlee Matlin) classified as "feebleminded." Dr....
