Psychiatry and the Legacies of Eugenics Historical Studies of Alberta and Beyond

• Other Authors: Stahnisch, Frank W. (Editor), Kurbegović, Erna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Athabasca University Press 2020
• Subjects: History of medicine; sterilization; Psychology; History; mental health; medical experimentation; reproductive rights; institutionalization; health care; newgenics; policy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

From 1928 to 1972, the Alberta Sexual Sterilization Act, Canada's lengthiest eugenic policy, shaped social discourses and medical practice in the province. Sterilization programs-particularly involuntary sterilization programs-were responding both nationally and internationally to social anxiet...