Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States

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Autor(a) principal: Stern,Alexandra Minna
Data de Publicação: 2016
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: História. Ciências. Saúde-Manguinhos
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Resumo: Abstract From the 1920s to the 1950s, California sterilized approximately 20,000 people in state homes and hospitals based on a eugenic law that authorized medical superintendents to perform reproductive surgeries on patients deemed unfit and “suffering from a mental affliction likely to be inherited.” Working with a unique resource – a dataset created from 19,000 sterilization recommendations – my team and I have reconstructed patterns and experiences of institutionalization of sterilizations. This article presents several of our important initial findings related to ethnic and gender bias in sterilization policies, and reflects on the relevance of the history for contemporary issues in genomics and social justice.
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title Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
spellingShingle Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
Stern,Alexandra Minna
eugenics
sterilization
California
Mexicans
racism
title_short Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
title_full Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
title_fullStr Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
title_full_unstemmed Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
title_sort Eugenics, sterilization, and historical memory in the United States
author Stern,Alexandra Minna
author_facet Stern,Alexandra Minna
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Stern,Alexandra Minna
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv eugenics
sterilization
California
Mexicans
racism
topic eugenics
sterilization
California
Mexicans
racism
description Abstract From the 1920s to the 1950s, California sterilized approximately 20,000 people in state homes and hospitals based on a eugenic law that authorized medical superintendents to perform reproductive surgeries on patients deemed unfit and “suffering from a mental affliction likely to be inherited.” Working with a unique resource – a dataset created from 19,000 sterilization recommendations – my team and I have reconstructed patterns and experiences of institutionalization of sterilizations. This article presents several of our important initial findings related to ethnic and gender bias in sterilization policies, and reflects on the relevance of the history for contemporary issues in genomics and social justice.
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