How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics

by Sheldon Ekland-Olson and Julie Beicken

Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social movements were launched to secure broad-based revisions in civil and human rights. This book is based on a hugely popular undergraduate course taught...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415501628
• ISBN13: 9780415501620
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.8"