Eugenics and the Welfare State: Sterilization Policy in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland

In 1997 Eugenics and the Welfare State caused an uproar with international repercussions. This edition contains a new introduction by Broberg and Roll-Hansen, addressing events that occurred following the original publication. The four essays in this book stand as a chilling indictment of mass sterilization practices, not only in Scandinavia but in other European countries and the United States—eugenics practices that remained largely hidden from the public view until recently. Euge…