Bioethics Final (Guaranteed Pass!)

eugenics movement correct answers movement prominent in that aimed to enhance human evolution by selecting for "good" traits and removing "defects" from the population tried to apply theories of evolution, natural selection, and genetics to human society involved encouraging breeding of people who were "genetically superior", used various methods to prevent breeding of people with "genetic defects" the "eugenic metaphor" correct answers connected political, economic, scientific, medical, and popular discourse society is a living organism, social problems are like illnesses, social interventions are like interventions by physicians to cure illness made biology behind eugenics accessible, while masking eugenicists social control agenda Buck v. Bell (1927) correct answers upheld Virginia sterilization bill gave constitutional approval to forced sterilization laws, led to more being enacted in other states "Three generations of imbeciles is enough" Carrie Buck correct answers women institutionalized in the Lynchburg colony, first person to be forcibly sterilized under Virginia stature said to be "feebleminded" (like her mother and daughter), was actually institutionalized for child out of wedlock The Lynchburg Colony correct answers institutional where many people were involuntarily sterilized due to "genetic defects" where Carrie Buck resided eugenics at UVa correct answers The Kallikak Family (1912) correct answers deafness as cultural identity correct answers deafness isn't a disability, more like belonging to a community genetic selection for deafness correct answers couple tried to have deaf baby by choosing deaf sperm donor controversial both because they're selecting for a trait (eugenics) and because deafness is considered a disability