Collectivist legacy of eugenics.(Commentary)

The Washington Times | September 3, 1997| | Copyright

Last week, it was revealed that Sweden had imposed forced sterilization for 40 years, a practice that ended only in 1976. During this period, some 62,000 Swedes were sterilized in an effort to improve the quality of the Swedish people. Those of mixed race, low intelligence or with physical defects underwent forced sterilization by the state in order to prevent such qualities from being passed on. However, there is evidence that sterilization extended even to those who were merely rebellious or promiscuous or did not fit in somehow.

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