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Quotation from Buck v. Bell by Supreme Court of the United States
“The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes.”
Buck v. Bell, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Holmes relies on Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905) as the precedent for the state's power.
Citation: "The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes." — Supreme Court of the United States, Buck v. Bell, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id buck-v-bell-q3)
Portrait: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930, Harris & Ewing, Public domain.
