Show HEREDITY PROBLEM IS DEALT WITH IN OFFICIALS OFFICIALS' REPORT State Board of I Insanity Hopes to Improve Citizenry of Utah by Novel Means t 4 t t. t t MM t it t t MH t T ft s i-s- t t 9 t 4 4 Sterilization of ot all persons p Insano In- In 4 sano sario from hereditary causes 4 Creation of at state bureau of ot eu- eu 4 t genies to control marriages antI and p issue certificates for tor license to only the tho fit 4 i Amendment to co codA codo o gi 4 Ing upper or courts courtR power to impose f 4 of or sterilization In lieu of ot 4 4 imprisonment In certain statutory 4 crimes Requirement that hat board of ot par- par 4 donn make malee sterilization a n. requirement require require- ment precedent to pard n or I from p nal Institutions I when In the thc Judgment of tho bu bureau bureau bureau bu- bu reau of at eugenics such la IR 4 far nary eary f H ft M 4 4 s-f s 4 t f 1 t s- s t t t t t Wholesale sterilization atlon of unfits la Is advocated nd In the biennial report of at tho the state tato board of in Insanity and tho super super- of ot the thc state elate mental hospital which was filed tiled with the governor yes yes- cs Tho The board bo would ouId have all p persons r ons who are Insane from fron hereditary y causes sterilized h before beloro the they It are permitted I. I 11 to 1 V I hU have tho the superior courts empowered to pass sentence of sterilization in lieu Hen of at Imprisonment In certain cases and I It would have havo a n. bureau of or eug eugenics nl 9 created and upon Its recommendation it would have prisoners paroled or released re released re- re leased eased from tho penitentiary sterilized In this WR way and this thin only according according- to belief beller of tho the board may Inherited insanity criminality and physical mental and moral bo be checked In n the tho human race In speaking of ot tho the sterilization plan the report sa says s Wo We believe that this method Is the thc only thing to adopt not only for the host best Ost good of ot the tho patients but for th tho public at large when hon It Is taken Into consideration that from 75 to 80 SO per percent percent cent of tho the causes of oC insanity and al allied al- al lied fled defects arc aro preventable diseases disease surely some such steps should bo be taJ taken cn to meet that en end If It matters arc allowed to drift drill as has hitherto been the case it is only a question of or time until the unfit will m outnumber th the fit riL It Jt is quito quite possible that this called so T race CC suicide which has lias attracted so much attention from the church the scientists and political leaders is after aftel all but an attempt on the part art of some people to prevent the transmission of at undesirable traits to future futuro generations Protection from Crom that class of persons persons per per- sons ons tainted with various tulous acquired diseases who persist in marriage e should be afforded For Fol that man who marries knowing himself to bo ho affected affected af af- af- af no punishment is too great reat The Tho n fI II I U I U VI LUU JUlU jJ ap- ap prove pro most nn any form of or legislation that would insure to the pure puro wife protection from disease easl Under our present law tho the semi Insane ln anc and nud high- high grade Imbecile In whom the chief chic danger danser lies arc are still at largo large and at lIbert liberty to perpetuate their kind with Impunity Then Than tho the report recommends s th tho I creation of a a. bureau of ot eugenics to tc act in conjunction with Ith the state board boar I of or health In connection with Ith the public pub pub- lic schools tho the Industrial school th the school for tho the deaf dumb and blind I tho state mental hospital and the state prison Duties prescribed 1 for tor this bureau bu bureau bureau bu- bu reau are to gather all possible data relative to heredity transmission of disease and environment and suitability suitability suit suIt- ability of or marriage A suggestion is made that this bu bureau bu- bu reau be given supervision over marriage marriage mar mar- and b be empowered to decide who shall and antI who shall not be married This bureau It is lEI argued argue should issue certificates to those who are fit tit to marry and marriages should be he limited to those showing this certificate of qualification We c feel that the legislature should so o amend amentI the penal coo code of or tho the state continues the report as to authorize the courts of or superior Jurisdiction to Impose on recommendation of ot tho board of or ct eugenics sentence of Jf steril steril- as an an alternative to Imprisonment imprison Imprison- ment for Cor certain statutory crimes to the state board of ot pardons to tomake make ke sterilization a con condition prece prece- dent ent to the tho granting of ot par pardons or paroles from penal institutions when in the judgment of the state board of or eugenics sterilization would be bc advis ls able j Total ex expenditures of ot the board for tor the past two years cars amounted to of or which wl was s for maintenance The cost of or sustaining sustain sustain- ing the mental hospital was vas 3 S cents per capita of population Appropriations totalling totalling- are tro asked b by the board for Cor the tIle next net two years ears f |