Prejudices against people who have noticeable disabilities have resulted in needless social
and economic barriers to their participation in society. In Germany under the Nazis, a …

For the past 30 years, there has been consistent academic interest in the history of eugenics
and in its contemporary significance and resonance, an interest sparked in part by the …

Prejudices against people with disabilities, pool people, and immigrants during the
nineteenth century generated a science of “race improvement” called eugenics. In the …

Throughout history, science and technology have had a profound impact on disabled
people's lives, both positive and negative. Prevailing ideology contends that science and …

Recent breakthroughs in the study of genetics and genetic technologies raise the hopes and
expectations of many that soon humans will be better able to manage, cure, and eliminate …

The strong eugenic arguments led to a long and dark period in our history, when the most
abominable practices have been pursued against this segment of our society. These have …

The eugenic philosophies and policies of the 19th and early 20th century cast a dark
shadow over contemporary genetics. In Europe, Great Britain and the United States, and in …

Human progress has occurred throughout human existence. It is typically regarded as a
positive thing in as much as it proceeds on the basis of, and results in, changes to the …

Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development and derives from the Greek" eu-genes",
meaning" well-born." There Galton defines eugenics as" the science of improving stock—not …

This paper considers recent developments in terminating human life affected by intellectual
and developmental disability. It brings these developments together under the heading of a …