Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article argues that eugenic ideologies did not disappear from American law after World War II but instead evolved and were repackaged in response to shifting political and social norms. While the association with Nazi practices led to the decline of overtly coercive eugenic laws, eugenic principles persisted through new strategies, such as voluntary sterilization and population control initiatives. The article contends that the concept of reproductive choice became a key tool for redefining eugenic goals, allowing them to influence law and policy in more subtle ways.
Disciplines
Law | Law and Gender | Law and Society | Legislation | Medical Jurisprudence
Recommended Citation
Mary Ziegler,
Reinventing Eugenics: Reproductive Choice and Law Reform After World War II,
14
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
319
(2008).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol14/iss2/3
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