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Madrigal V. Quilligan Case Study

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The court ruling of the Madrigal v. Quilligan case further illustrated injustice. Dr. Rosenfeld had met with Antonia Hernandez, a new lawyer, and discussed the crimes being committed at the LAC+USC hospital. She assembled ten women that were victims of the forced sterilizations, leading to a class action lawsuit against the hospital. The argument was that the women's’ rights were violated as their constitutional right to bear children had been violated. Furthermore, the women’s consent forms were signed under stressful conditions, some not even being informed of what was being signed, so actual consent could not be given. However, the judge’s ruling favored the county hospital, stating there was no way the doctors would have known the women

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