Triplett v. Board of Social Protection

On February 1,1974, the Board of Social Protection for the State of Oregon ordered the sterilization of petitioner. The case is here upon her petition for judicial review of that order.

Petitioner was referred by the Children’s Services Division (CSD) of the Department of Human Resources to the University of Oregon Medical School for evaluation by the Child Rehabilitation Center. As part of the workup for that evaluation she underwent a series of examinations at the Crippled Children’s Division of the Medical School. These examinations were conducted by a team of health professionals, headed…