Standing on infertile ground : an analysis of the spectrum of sterilization experiences under national socialism
During the Second World War, National Socialists used popular theories of eugenics and race science to control and manipulate the population of the Third Reich, in order to establish their ideal “Aryan” ethnic German nation. One method used to accomplish this goal was the establishment of forced sterilization programs, in which “undesirable” populations were persecuted through negative eugenics-based ...