The surgical solution : a history of involuntary sterilization in the United States
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HQ755.5.U5 R45 1991
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HQ755.5.U5 R45 1991
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | HQ755.5.U5 R45 1991 | On Shelf |
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Dwang.
Eugenics -- history
Eugenics -- United States.
Eugénisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Geestelijk gehandicapten.
Hanidcapés mentaux -- Chirurgie -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Intellectual Disability -- history
Involuntary sterilization -- History.
law codes.
Legislation
Lois et codes.
People with mental disabilities -- Surgery -- United States.
Public Policy
statutes.
Sterilisatie.
Sterilization, Involuntary -- history
Stérilisation eugénique -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
United States
USA
Zwangssterilisation
Eugenics -- history
Eugenics -- United States.
Eugénisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Geestelijk gehandicapten.
Hanidcapés mentaux -- Chirurgie -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Intellectual Disability -- history
Involuntary sterilization -- History.
law codes.
Legislation
Lois et codes.
People with mental disabilities -- Surgery -- United States.
Public Policy
statutes.
Sterilisatie.
Sterilization, Involuntary -- history
Stérilisation eugénique -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
United States
USA
Zwangssterilisation
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 190 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-183) and index.
Description
A study of court-ordered or -tolerated vasectomization (from 1898) and tubal ligation (in the 1920s) for "mental defectives" in the pursuit of eugenics. Some 60,000 men and women in the US were affected into the 1960s.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reilly, P. (1991). The surgical solution: a history of involuntary sterilization in the United States . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reilly, Philip, 1947-. 1991. The Surgical Solution: A History of Involuntary Sterilization in the United States. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reilly, Philip, 1947-. The Surgical Solution: A History of Involuntary Sterilization in the United States Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Reilly, P. (1991). The surgical solution: a history of involuntary sterilization in the united states. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reilly, Philip. The Surgical Solution: A History of Involuntary Sterilization in the United States Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
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