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Compulsory sterilisation in Sweden were sterilisations which were carried out in Sweden, without a valid consent of the subject, during the years 1906–2013 on eugenic, medical and social grounds. Between 1972 and 2013, sterilisation was also a condition for gender reassignment surgery .
An international conference of The United Nations Human Rights Commission, held in Montreal, stated in March, 1999 that Canada "is in violation of international law in its treatment of its aboriginal people" and that the condition of natives in Canada is "the most pressing human rights issue facing Canadians." (The Vancouver Sun, April 10, 1999).
In Canada, the eugenics movement gained support early in the 20th century as prominent physicians drew a direct link between heredity and public health. [112] Eugenics was enforced by law in two Canadian provinces.
1856 – In Sweden, an amendment to the 1778 Infanticide Act restricted the right to give birth anonymously to a mere confidential birth. 1867 – Illinois passed a bill that made abortion and attempted abortion a criminal offense. [17] [9] 1869 – The Parliament of Canada unified criminal law in all provinces, banning abortion. [18]
Essays in Eugenics (1909) Heredity in Relation to Eugenics (1911) Mankind at the Crossroads (1923) Daedalus; or, Science and the Future (1924) La raza cósmica (1925) Marriage and Morals (1929) The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (1930) Man, the Unknown (1935) After Us (1936) Eugenics manifesto (1939) New Bottles for New Wine (1950) The ...
Its mission statement was to study eugenics. Svenska sällskapet för rashygien, and eugenics in general, did not gain ground until after World War I. In 1918 the society travelled around Sweden with an exhibit called Folktyputställning ('Exhibition on types of people').
A 1930s exhibit by the Eugenics Society.Some of the signs read "Healthy and Unhealthy Families", "Heredity as the Basis of Efficiency" and "Marry Wisely".Eugenics (/ j uː ˈ dʒ ɛ n ɪ k s / yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well' and -γενής (genḗs) 'born, come into being, growing/grown') [1] is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality ...
The Living Archives on Eugenics in Western Canada (LAE) is a major research project, led by philosophy Professor Robert Wilson of the University of Alberta. The LAE seeks to investigate and understand the many aspects of the eugenics movement in western Canada. The project began in 2009 and is funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and ...