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Minnesota was the 17th state in the United States that enacted laws allowing eugenic practices.[1] In Minnesota, developmentally disabled people were involuntarily committed to state guardianship and sterilized, with the majority being women,[2] although today many of those committed to state guardianship or sterilized would not be considered disabled.[1]
- ^ a b Ladd-Taylor, Molly. "Coping With a "Public Menace": Eugenics in Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-05-22
- ^ "Eugenics in Minnesota | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-22.