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April 25, 2011

History of Human Genetics Tainted by Eugenics

Dan Vergano, USA Today


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"Three generations of imbeciles is enough," thundered Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., in the 1927 Buck vs. Bell court decision, legalizing forced sterilizations nationwide.

A triumph of the "eugenics" movement, which aimed at breeding "better" humans, Read Full Article ››


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