History of Eugenics

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Eugenics was popular in the United States. Beginning with Connecticut in 1896, many states enacted marriage laws with eugenic criteria, prohibiting anyone who was "epileptic, imbecile or feeble-minded" from marrying. See [1] Eugenic considerations also lay behind the adoption of incest laws in much of the U.S.

Eugenics was popular in the United States. Beginning with Connecticut in 1896, many states enacted marriage laws with eugenic criteria, prohibiting anyone who was "epileptic, imbecile or feeble-minded" from marrying. See [1] Eugenic considerations also lay behind the adoption of incest laws in much of the U.S. Some states also practiced sterilization of "imbeciles" in the early 20th century.

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Sweden forcibly sterillized women as part of a eugenics program over a forty year period. See [1].

Sweden forcibly sterilized women as part of a eugenics program over a forty year period. See [1].