The Quest for Perfection: What Happens When Life Isn’t Precious with Dr. Georgia Purdom

A tragic chapter in history began in the early 1900s with the rise of the eugenics movement. Many prominent people believed the human race was degrading because the poor, sick, and disabled were cared for and therefore survived to reproduce. Because of their acceptance of molecules-to-man evolution, these cultural leaders believed that mankind would only progress if laws were passed to enforce sterilization and segregation of the “undesirables,” and if immigration and marriage of the same were restricted.

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