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. |
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]. |