Book

Imbeciles

The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck

Adam S. Cohen

2016

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Q&A

Why Clarence Thomas Is Trying to Bring Eugenics Into the Abortion Debate

They really do not have anything to do with each other.

by Adam S. Cohen, Dahlia Lithwick via Slate
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on June 17, 2019
Argument

Clarence Thomas Used My Book to Argue Against Abortion

The justice used my book to tie abortion to eugenics. But his rendition of the history is incorrect.

by Adam S. Cohen via The Atlantic
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on May 29, 2019
Book Review

The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement

It's impossible to revisit the history of America's quest for racial purity without sometimes being reminded of the current public discourse.

by Andrea DenHoed via The New Yorker
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on April 27, 2016

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An old hospital room

“I Assumed It Was Urgent”: Helen Hurd’s Story

The story of medical sterilization, which in many cases was disguised as a routine appendectomy surgery.

by Caryn Radick via Nursing Clio on March 16, 2021

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