Unwanted: How Science Decided Who Was Allowed to Be Born and Why Eugenics Did Not Disappear in the 21st Century

We are used to thinking that eugenics has forever faded into ruins, but the frightening truth is that this dangerous doctrine has merely changed its sign. In his extensive research, Eric Peterson traces the shocking history of control over human nature: from ancient utopias to modern migrant detention centers. The author uncovers the masks of respectable institutions, showing how American doctors were the first to legalize forced sterilization, providing the ideological foundation for Hitler, and how after World War II, eugenics cleverly disguised itself as a fight against overpopulation and poverty. This sobering chronicle of how the powerful have tried for centuries to «cleanse» society by depriving the most vulnerable of their right to a future. A frightening but necessary read, proving that as long as society blindly trusts «scientific» methods to solve social problems, the darkest pages of history risk repeating themselves.