<Tr> <Th> Citations </Th> <Td> 274 U.S. 200 (more) 47 S. Ct. 584; 71 L. Ed . 1000; 1927 U.S. LEXIS 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prior history </Th> <Td> Error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Holding </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Court upheld a statute instituting compulsory sterilization of the unfit "for the protection and health of the state ." </Td> </Tr>

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