During the 1970s, Cruz fought an attempt by Los Angeles County to forcibly sterilize indigent and undocumented patients at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, arguing that the policy discriminated against Latinos in violation of the Constitution.
Cruz fought an attempt by Los Angeles County. This was during the 1970s. This was to forcibly sterilize indigent and undocumented patients at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. The policy discriminated against Latinos in violation of the Constitution. This was what Cruz was arguing during the 1970s.