Eugenics and euthanasia – then and now

A main objective of this article is to give a presentation of the widespread acceptance of eugenics in the twentieth century and to show how the German euthanasia programmes were embedded in eugenic ideology. A second objective is to challenge the notion that eugenics and the practice of euthanasia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lars Grue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2009-09-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
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Online Access:https://www.sjdr.se/articles/359