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New Eugenics, Old Problems
Author(s) -
Swenson Sue
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1741-1130
pISSN - 1741-1122
DOI - 10.1111/jppi.12306
Subject(s) - eugenics , humanism , inclusion (mineral) , officer , sociology , work (physics) , psychology , environmental ethics , engineering ethics , law , political science , gender studies , philosophy , engineering , mechanical engineering
A parent advocate who is also an officer of Inclusion International examines some aspects of the new eugenics in a humanistic framework. The essay is based on personal experience and the work of self‐advocates and includes references to humane letters.