Lake v. Arnold

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 2000-11-07

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OPINION OF THE COURT ROTH, Circuit Judge: Elizabeth Lake is mentally retarded. In 1977, at 16 years of age, she was permanently sterilized. She and her husband, *364 Justin, ask in this appeal whether they can still challenge the sterilization under state and federal law by bringing claims against her father and step-mother who authorized the operat…

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