A Century of Eugenics in America

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A Century of Eugenics in America: From the Indiana Experiment to the Human Genome Era (Bioethics and the Humanities)

In 1907, Indiana passed the world's first involuntary sterilization law
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In time, more than 30 states and a dozen foreign
countries followed suit. Although the Indiana statute was later declared
unconstitutional, other laws restricting immigration and regulating marriage on
"eugenic" grounds were still in effect in the U.S. as late as the 1970s. A
Century of Eugenics in America assesses the history of eugenics in the United States
and its status in the age of the Human Genome Project. The essays explore the early
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In time, more than 30 states and a dozen foreign
countries followed suit. Although the Indiana statute was later declared
unconstitutional, other laws restricting immigration and regulating marriage on
"eugenic" grounds were still in effect in the U.S. as late as the 1970s The essays explore the early
support of compulsory sterilization by doctors and le

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