The black stork : eugenics and the death of "defective" babies in American medicine and motion pictures since 1915 /

In the 1910s, Dr Haiselden allowed the deaths of six infants he diagnozed as "defectives". His story highlights many other controversies. The book shows how efforts to improve human heredity became linked with euthanasia and shows how mass culture changed the meaning of concepts like "...

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Main Author:	Pernick, Martin S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Haiselden, Harry J. Black stork (Motion picture) Eugenics > United States > History > 20th century. Eugenics in motion pictures. Euthanasia > United States > History > 20th century. Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects. Newborn infants > Diseases > Treatment > Moral and ethical aspects. Abnormalities, Human > Treatment > Moral and ethical aspects. Infanticide > Moral and ethical aspects. Eugénisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Eugénisme au cinéma. Euthanasie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Euthanasie > Aspect moral. Nouveau-nés > Maladies > Traitement > Aspect moral. Infanticide > Aspect moral. Eugenics. Euthanasia. United States. 1900-1999 Electronic books. History.
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by Pernick, Martin S.
Published 1996

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