(A-)Symmetrien am Lebensanfang und Lebensende
Ausgabe: 4/2022
68. Jahrgang
Eugenische Traditionslinien am Lebensanfang und Lebensende
The article discusses the foundational phase of the race hygiene and eugenic movements at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, and sketches the pattern of argumentation for a medically ordained life of happiness and free of suffering, based on state sanctioned policies of selection. Also discussed are the accompanying internalization of eugenic norms in the course of the 20th century under the premise of patient self determination and autonomy.
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