A century of eugenics in America : from the Indiana experiment to the human genome era /
In 1907, Indiana passed the world's first involuntary sterilization law based on the theory of eugenics. 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...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011. |
| Series: | Bioethics and the humanities.
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