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  • NIH Sep 21, 2018 | R01

    Demographic Patterns of Eugenic Sterilization in Five U.S. States: Mixed Methods Investigation of Reproductive Control of the 'Unfit'

    Principal Investigator(s): NOVAK, NICOLE LOUISE, STERN, ALEXANDRA M (contact);

    Institution: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR

    FOA Number: PAR-20-254

    Abstract

    PROJECT NARRATIVE Between 1907 and the mid-1970s, 32 US states passed and implemented eugenic sterilization laws that authorized the sterilization of people considered unfit. Our epidemiological, historical and mixed-methods analysis of over 32,000 eugenic sterilization requests in five US states (California, North Carolina, Iowa, Michigan and Utah) identifies varying demographic patterns and documents changes in how eugenics laws were applied over time. The proposed project intersects with numerous ethical, legal, and social issues in human genomics, providing new scholarly knowledge about the ways in which a particular variant of genetic determinism resulted in the widespread state-mandated deprivation of reproductive capacity and contributed to health inequities.

    FUNDING AGENCY:

    Funder:
    NIH

    Institute:
    NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    Funding Type:
    R01

    Project Number:
    R01HG010567

    Start Date:
    Sep 21, 2018

    End Date:
    May 31, 2024

    PROJECT TERMS:

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