The Sterilization of Leilani Muir
1996-01-01 · 47 min · ★ 7.0
The life and times of Leilani Muir, the first person to file a lawsuit against the Alberta provincial government for wrongful sterilization under the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta.
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- Glynis Whiting
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- ONF | NFB
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- Canada
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