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What do you know about Eugenics?

Asked by Pied_Pfeffer (28141points) March 21st, 2015

A friend recently shared this article about the practice of Eugenics in our US home state of Virginia. It came as a shock to all of those who read it, despite living there while it was taking place.

Va. wasn’t the only state; 33 US states participated in sterilizations. This started as early as 1925, shortly before Nazi Germany rose to power.

The Wikipedia article on Eugenics is chilling. It points out that even abortions are a form of Eugenics.

Am I the only one who was unaware of its history and assumed that this was some crazy plot created by Adolf Hitler?

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