Word: relf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...relf him the Vietnam war is over...
...PUSH for Federal sterilization regulations and public awareness of the problem began when the parents of Minnie Lee Relf, age 12 and her sister Mary Alice, just two years older, charged an Alabama clinic with sterilizing their daughters without their consent in 1973. In that year, the HEW implemented regulations stressing the need for consent forms to govern sterilizations performed with Federal funds. Under pressure from activist groups, the department amended its regulations in 1974, and again in 1979. These new laws extended the waiting period between time of consent and the operation from 72 hours to 30 days, prohibited...