by Bernadette McCallion
synopsis
This made-for-television movie is based on the true story of a landmark Supreme Court decision. Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God) stars as Carrie Buck, a woman who was used as the test subject in a 1927 experiment to sterilize mentally-challenged women. The test was allowed after a controversial Supreme Court ruling came down in favor of the procedure.
characteristics
- Fighting The System
- Social Injustice
- Sterilization
- Experiment
- Courtroom
- Court [law]
