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Tajima-Pena, Renee

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Virginia Espino and Renee Tajima-Peña Collection of Sterilization Records

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Identifier: CSRC-0016
Abstract This collection includes court records from the 1970's federal class action lawsuit, Madrigal v. Quilligan, which brought to light the coerced sterilization of Latina women at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. The case was brought to court by 10 Latina women against E.J. Quilligan, M.D., and other hospital obstetricians. The court records span from June 1975 through April 1979. The judge ruled against the women. However, the case increased public awareness...
Dates: 1975-2001