Chamberlain–Kahn Act
id:
chamberlain-kahn-act-293-4105352
title:
Chamberlain–Kahn Act
text:
The Chamberlain–Kahn Act of 1918 is a U.S. federal law passed on July 9, 1918, by the 65th United States Congress. The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spread of venereal disease. The Chamberlain–Kahn Act gave the government the power to quarantine any woman suspected of having a sexually transmitted disease (STD). A medical examination was required, and if it revealed an STD, this discovery could constitute p
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
US Federal public health law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain%E2%80%93Kahn_Act
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-11T15:31:36Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q28405429","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28405429"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States_%28obverse%29.svg","width":600,"height":600}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15