Skinner v. Oklahoma ex rel. Williamson

  • Procreation is a fundamental right.
    • The act of sterilization permanently deprives citizens of this right.
  • Sterilization is not narrowly tailored enough to the governmental interest of promoting lawful behavior.
  • Infringements on fundamental rights may be addressed as either Equal Protection Clause violations or Substantive Due Process Violations.
    • State action abridges everyone's fundamental right: Substantive Due Process
    • State action abridges a certain class's fundamental right: Equal Protection Clause