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Reflections on Mental Retardation and Eugenics, Old and New: Mensa and the Human Genome Project.
- Source :
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Mental Retardation . Jun 1994 32(3):234-238. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- This article addresses the moral and ethical issues of mental retardation and a continuing legacy of belief in eugenics. It discusses the involuntary sterilization of Carrie Buck in 1927, support for legalized killing of subnormal infants by 47% of respondents to a Mensa survey, and implications of the Human Genome Project for the field of mental retardation. (DB)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0047-6765
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Mental Retardation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ486431
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers