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zane8653 t1_j8a6wli wrote

Reply to comment by forestwolf42 in You're probably a eugenicist by 4r530n

You didn’t explain their program and when I looked it up all I found was that they forcefully sterilized tens of thousand of mentally handicapped people… is that what you meant?

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forestwolf42 t1_j8a7fll wrote

Ahh I didn't know about that, that is indeed very troubling, I'll look more into that when I have time.

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Alec_Strebec t1_j8asg62 wrote

They also up until like 2014 force sterilized transgender people.

https://www.queerty.com/denmark-ends-forced-sterilization-of-transgender-people-20140613

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forestwolf42 t1_j8atub1 wrote

Yeah that's also terrible.

I mean, I'm glad they stopped at least.

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AtlantisTempest t1_j8cdl5o wrote

I think it circles back to the point that governments make up their own ideas of right and wrong, and it's dangerous to have it mandatory.

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