Ewan
25th December 2021, 10:58
Incredibly true. Not repealed until 1972!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19579351/
Alberta, Canada, passed a Sexual Sterilization Act in 1928 and up until its repeal in 1972, over 2,800 people were sterilized. Women were overrepresented in the number of sterilizations performed. This paper explores how changing understandings of eugenics led to a subtle transformation which resulted in a "two-pronged" system that targeted mentally defective men, often a danger to society, and mentally normal but morally abnormal women who consented to sterilization. The end result was success for the movement in terms of the types and numbers of people sterilized, and in the longevity of the program.
The author's actual words above bolded. Personally I liked morally abnormal women for most of my sexually active years, it increased my own potential for sharing a similar affliction. Damn those hormones!
(I think he was actually trying to describe a prostitute, but failed spectacularly, imo).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Sterilization_Act
In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, enacted the Sexual Sterilization Act. The Act, drafted to protect the gene pool, allowed for sterilization of mentally disabled persons in order to prevent the transmission of traits to offspring deemed undesirable.
At that time, eugenicists argued that mental illness, mental retardation, epilepsy, alcoholism, pauperism, certain criminal behaviours, and social defects, such as prostitution and sexual perversion, were genetically determined and inherited. Further, it was widely believed that persons with these disorders had a higher reproduction rate than the normal population. As a result, it was feared the gene pool in the general population was weakening.
During the time the Sexual Sterilization Act was in effect, 4,800 cases were proposed for sterilization in the Province of Alberta, of which 99% received approval. Examination of sterilization records demonstrates that legislation did not apply equally to all members of society. Specifically, the Act was disproportionately applied to those in socially vulnerable positions, including females, children, unemployed persons, domestics, rural citizens, unmarried, institutionalized persons, Roman and Greek Catholics, and persons of Ukrainian, Native and Métis ethnicity.[1]
Clearly that last remark requires a citation, those damn Ukranians!
And a link to the historical document (https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/laws/astat/sa-1928-c-37/latest/sa-1928-c-37.html) itself.
Eugenesists rejoice!
Now for the next plan, what could we do...
https://gazetavv.com/static/img/1/0/10__2296_462x232.jpg
Nicollo Machiavelli
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Oh wait...!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19579351/
Alberta, Canada, passed a Sexual Sterilization Act in 1928 and up until its repeal in 1972, over 2,800 people were sterilized. Women were overrepresented in the number of sterilizations performed. This paper explores how changing understandings of eugenics led to a subtle transformation which resulted in a "two-pronged" system that targeted mentally defective men, often a danger to society, and mentally normal but morally abnormal women who consented to sterilization. The end result was success for the movement in terms of the types and numbers of people sterilized, and in the longevity of the program.
The author's actual words above bolded. Personally I liked morally abnormal women for most of my sexually active years, it increased my own potential for sharing a similar affliction. Damn those hormones!
(I think he was actually trying to describe a prostitute, but failed spectacularly, imo).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Sterilization_Act
In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, enacted the Sexual Sterilization Act. The Act, drafted to protect the gene pool, allowed for sterilization of mentally disabled persons in order to prevent the transmission of traits to offspring deemed undesirable.
At that time, eugenicists argued that mental illness, mental retardation, epilepsy, alcoholism, pauperism, certain criminal behaviours, and social defects, such as prostitution and sexual perversion, were genetically determined and inherited. Further, it was widely believed that persons with these disorders had a higher reproduction rate than the normal population. As a result, it was feared the gene pool in the general population was weakening.
During the time the Sexual Sterilization Act was in effect, 4,800 cases were proposed for sterilization in the Province of Alberta, of which 99% received approval. Examination of sterilization records demonstrates that legislation did not apply equally to all members of society. Specifically, the Act was disproportionately applied to those in socially vulnerable positions, including females, children, unemployed persons, domestics, rural citizens, unmarried, institutionalized persons, Roman and Greek Catholics, and persons of Ukrainian, Native and Métis ethnicity.[1]
Clearly that last remark requires a citation, those damn Ukranians!
And a link to the historical document (https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/laws/astat/sa-1928-c-37/latest/sa-1928-c-37.html) itself.
Eugenesists rejoice!
Now for the next plan, what could we do...
https://gazetavv.com/static/img/1/0/10__2296_462x232.jpg
Nicollo Machiavelli
.....
....
...
Oh wait...!