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Show WOULD STERILIZE SOCIALLY UNFIT BIf K, Idaho, Dee. 21. Sterilization of mentally and socially unfit persons, to control reproduction of this class of incompetents in-competents in the state of Idaho, is rp'-omrnf nded by Dr. D'Orr Poy titer, superintendent sup-erintendent of th1 Idaho State Sanitarium at Nampa, in his first annual report to the hoard of directors of the institution, whom he asks io solicit tho legislature to pass a eugenic law authorizing this t ro;i Inirnt. "This class of n nf nrtuna tea has Xfi n sadly neglect od in this state, whi'-h has rcsullfd in ftie proprg-3 tion and increrLse ui Lhebc incompctcutb to fiucb. an extent that additional room must be provided," said his report. "Unfortunately, this state has no law whereby the mentally and sociilly unfit un-fit may be sterilized, consequently the only means we have for the prevention of their reproduction Is isolation and detention." |