The Sterilization of Leilani Muir

1996 NR 47m 7.7

This film deals with one woman's attempt to sue the government of the Canadian province of Alberta for sterilizing her against her will because she was considered a "mental defective". In short, she was a victim of a government policy that...

This film deals with one woman's attempt to sue the government of the Canadian province of Alberta for sterilizing her against her will because she was considered a "mental defective". In short, she was a victim of a government policy that followed quack medical theories about eugenics in a manner that differed for the methods of Nazi Germany only by degree.

Info about The Sterilization of Leilani Muir

Studio(s): ONF | NFB

Originally Released: Jan 01, 1996

Production Country: Canada

Genres: Documentary