eugenics and compulsory sterilisation

Question 1

criminality linked to eugenics

Answer 1

believed you could inherit criminal gene

feared humans could be degenerating as poor reproduced at faster rate and passing on inferior genes e.g poverty and criminality so lowered intelligence and moral quality of the population

Question 2

what is compulsory sterilisation

Answer 2

argued generally unfit’ should be prevented from breeding

Question 3

what pressure groups to campaign were set up for compulsory sterilisation

Answer 3

1927 US supreme court

ruled it was legal to sterilise the ‘unfit’

Question 4

recent case of compulsory sterilisation

Answer 4

2015

mother of 6

UK judge allowed her to be sterilised as it would harm her and her children if she had any more

Question 5

controversy of eugenics

Answer 5

led to criminal acts throughout history e.g genocide committed by the nazis

further research needs to be done to make sure they don’t infringe human rights