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  • March 15, 2016

The Supreme Court Ruling That Led To 70,000 Forced Sterilizations

In the first half of the 20th century, American eugenicists used forced sterilization to “breed out” traits they considered undesirable. Adam Cohen tells the story in his new book, ‘Imbeciles.’ Also, John Powers reviews Sonny Liew’s new graphic novel ‘The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye.’

* Duration: 47:30

* Published: 3/7/16 10:00:00 PM

* Episode Download Link (22 MB): http://play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/npr.mc.tritondigital.com/NPR_381444908/media/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/381444908/469546973/npr_469546973.mp3?orgId=1&d=2835&p=381444908&story=469546973&t=podcast&e=469546973&ft=pod&f=381444908

* Show Notes: http://freshairnpr.npr.libsynfusion.com/the-supreme-court-ruling-that-led-to-70000-forced-sterilizations

* Episode Feed: Fresh Air – http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=381444908

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