Leilani Muir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sued the Alberta government for wrongful sterilization and won in 1996
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Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Leilani Muir
- Leilani Marietta (O'Malley) Muir (July 15, 1944 – March 14, 2016), previously named Leilani Marie Scorah, was the first person to file a successful lawsuit against the Alberta government for wrongful sterilization under the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta.
- Her case led to the initiation of several other class action lawsuits against the province for wrongful sterilization.
- Muir's advocacy shed light on eugenics, institutionalisation, human rights for persons with a disability, and self-advocacy.
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