The American Eugenics Movement:
Balancing Social Responsibilities and Individual Rights
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Thesis
Historical Context
Eugenics as a Science
Eugenics as a Movement
The Feebleminded Phenomenon and the Sterilization Solution
The Supreme Court
Buck v. Bell
The Sterilization Era
Skinner v. Oklahoma and WWII
Modern Eugenics
Reemergence of Eugenics
Eugenics In The 21st Century
Conclusion
Interviews
Process Paper
Annotated Bibliography
Unequal Measures, political cartoon about modern forced sterilization (2009)
Reemergence of Eugenics
Designer Baby, illustration of potential eugenic selection made possible by genetic engineering (2014)
Eugenics In The 21st Century
Pruning the Tree of Life Through Sterilization (2007)
Conclusion