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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.
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.
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story. A law student (Melissa Gilbert) fights a 1927 Supreme Court decision to save a mother (Marlee Matlin) from sterilization.
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In 1924, a law student (Melissa Gilbert) tries to stop the forced sterilization of a woman (Marlee Matlin) classified as "feebleminded." Dr. Kent: Pat...
Oct 5, 1994 · Carrie Buck (Matlin) was subject of a 1927 Supreme Court decision allowing involuntary sterilization of mentally deficient women. Story follows Buck from her placement in a Virginia...
Against Her Will 1994 - True Story. Carrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter...
Oct 5, 1994 · Carrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after it's taken from her since Carrie has been declared mentally incompetent to raise her baby by herself.
A bookshop owner finds love and purpose in life after agreeing to evaluate a well-known author's latest work in her blind-date-with-a-book...
Oct 5, 1994 · 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.
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (TV Movie 1994) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
