Eugenics and euthanasia – then and now
A main objective of this article is to give a presentation of the widespread acceptance of eugenics in the twentieth century and to show how the German euthanasia programmes were embedded in eugenic ideology. A second objective is to challenge the notion that eugenics and the practice of euthanasia...
Main Author: | Lars Grue |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2009-09-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/359 |
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