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Eugenic proponents had to find a way to whittle down the "undesirable" population in the US. Enter: sterilization. Join us to weave together the histories of anti-immigration sentiments, racism, ableism, and more to see how state sanctioned sterilization became mainstream in the early 1900s and continued through the 80s and even today. US policies became an influence for Hitler and his racial sterilization programs in Germany leading up to WWII.
Resources and Citations:
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/695574984 (Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/07/469478098/the-supreme-court-ruling-that-led-to-70-000-forced-sterilizations (Interview with Adam Cohen)
https://www.amazon.com/Imbeciles-Supreme-American-Eugenics-Sterilization/dp/0143109995/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NZWLZGOFLS58&dchild=1&keywords=imbeciles+the+supreme+court%2C+american+eugenics&qid=1629140991&sprefix=imbeciles%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1 (Adam Cohen's Book: Imbeciles)
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Elkaelber/eugenics/ (Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States)
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/State-s-little-known-history-of-shameful-science-2663925.php (California's role in Nazis' goal of purification)
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/unwanted-sterilization-and-eugenics-programs-in-the-united-states/ (Unwanted Sterilizations and Eugenics Programs in the United States)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell (Buck v Bell Supreme Court Decision)
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Eugenic proponents had to find a way to whittle down the "undesirable" population in the US. Enter: sterilization. Join us to weave together the histories of anti-immigration sentiments, racism, ableism, and more to see how state sanctioned sterilization became mainstream in the early 1900s and continued through the 80s and even today. US policies became an influence for Hitler and his racial sterilization programs in Germany leading up to WWII.
Resources and Citations:
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/695574984 (Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/07/469478098/the-supreme-court-ruling-that-led-to-70-000-forced-sterilizations (Interview with Adam Cohen)
https://www.amazon.com/Imbeciles-Supreme-American-Eugenics-Sterilization/dp/0143109995/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NZWLZGOFLS58&dchild=1&keywords=imbeciles+the+supreme+court%2C+american+eugenics&qid=1629140991&sprefix=imbeciles%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1 (Adam Cohen's Book: Imbeciles)
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Elkaelber/eugenics/ (Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States)
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/State-s-little-known-history-of-shameful-science-2663925.php (California's role in Nazis' goal of purification)
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/unwanted-sterilization-and-eugenics-programs-in-the-united-states/ (Unwanted Sterilizations and Eugenics Programs in the United States)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell (Buck v Bell Supreme Court Decision)

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