The Long Road of Eugenics: From Rockefeller to Roe v. Wade

From: Human Life Review | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Messall, Rebecca | Copyright information

The infamous Roe v. Wade1 decision relies directly and indirectly on the work of members of the British and American eugenic societies2 and of eugenics-related groups and initiatives.3 The evidence that eugenics was a basis for Roe helps explain the seemingly irreconcilable contradiction between constitutional theory and current constitutional practice. The inscription on the U.S. Supreme Court building proclaims, "Equal Justice Under Law"but eugenics is based on the premise that people are n...

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