I forget what the forced sterilization programs were called, but men and women who had learning disabilities were forcibly sterilized in the past.
Sanger was proud.
It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the State for these lesser sacrifices, often not felt to be such by those concerned, in order to prevent our being swamped with incompetence. It is better for all the world if, instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes. Jacobson v. Massachusetts,197 U. S. 11. Three generations of imbeciles are enough.
Yes they were. I do not know if it was pursuant to adjudication in every case. Still, are you going to take these children and adults into your home to protect and care for them? That is what the Torah teaches we should do, particularly in preparation for the Sabbath Year. How then, do you propose to protect them from sexual abuse and its consequences?