Sterilization

Researchers during that time believe that genetic makeup of criminality or “bad gene” are passed down and was the root of criminal tendencies in society. The federal Eugenics Record Office funded studies of bad gene and develop policies that called for sterilization of mentally handicapped women to prevent…

began to flourish in the 20th century, where 32 states had sponsored control of the population through unethical means of sterilization. These programs were specifically popular in California, where it led the country’s growing numbers of unethical sterilization on men and women alike. These men and women were targeted by their race, social status, or disability. These gruesome programs in California were praised by Hitler himself, where he…

Mas Bebes is an eye-opening documentary film that has inspired both my personal research and the basis for this primary source analysis. Created in June of 2015, No Mas Bebes is a brilliant documentary that not only exposes the truth behind the sterilization abuse that was taking place within the Los Angeles County General Hospital in the 60s and 70s, but it also provides an in-depth analysis into the racist, anti-immigrant discourse and the intersections of gender and race that allowed for this…

In 1974, forced sterilization became against the law. In today’s society, the patient must give her or her consent before a medical procedure. If the patient is unable to give his or her consent, then a family member or a trusted friend will determine the decision. In my opinion…

Connection: Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism. He states, “Attempts to separate eugenics from the Nazi program of race improvement were only partially successful. The personal and ideological links between eugenics and mass sterilization and extermination were too obvious to be overlooked.” Indeed, the two movements were linked, and this relationship influenced the racial policies of Nazi Germany. He concludes that “Nevertheless, the involvement of American eugenicists…

Nazi’s passed the sterilization law that introduced sterilization for people suffering from a variety of mental and physical disorders as these were the groups to be targeted to be removed from the national community (Friedlander 23). Assessing this from a psychological perspective, those with psychological disorders were not to be given help in the Nazi regime. Those in power claimed that these people were defective and unstable for the standards of the Aryan leaders. From sterilization studies…

Buck v. Bell upheld the Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924, which allowed the sterilization of women and men in America (2). Eugenic sterilization was used to target people who held undesirable traits that should be weeded out of society. Those traits were based on their mental capacity, and their race. The sterilization first began in 1907 the time where Lovercraft was alive. Thousands of people were forcefully sterilized, some not even knowing they were being sterilized. Women would go to the…

preventative for an unwanted pregnancy. For both men and women, there are numerous contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. Men can use: condoms and male sterilization. Latex, or rubber, condoms are used as a shield for women, not allowing sperm to travel into the women. Male condoms are only 86% effective and are for one time use only. Sterilization is a procedure…

In the time period that Brave New World was written, Britain was undergoing an economic crisis. Amidst desperation, many revered eugenics as means of escape from the challenges society was facing. Many intellectuals, scientists, medical practitioners, and political figures agreed with the belief system of the eugenics movement. Of these people, Aldous Huxley was one who believed firmly but skeptically in eugenics. His brother, Julius Huxley, and many of his companions were also heavily involved…

population by using advanced technology such as contraceptives, cutting out female ovaries, and using hypnopaedic conditioning. The human population is growing at an exponential rate and due to that population control methods such as contraception, sterilization, and family planning are such a big controversy in today’s society. People who go against population control suggest that it could be harmful to society as a whole. However, the truth of the matter is that population control has many…