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January 2003, Vol 93, No. 1 | American Journal of Public Health 11
© 2003 American Public Health Association

LETTER

PERNICK RESPONDS

Martin S. Pernick, PhD

Requests for reprints should be sent to Martin S. Pernick, PhD, Department of History, 1029 Tisch Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003 (e-mail: mpernick{at}umich.edu).

Lippman discusses disturbing parallels between past eugenic "better baby" contests and current prenatal screening, particularly the potential devaluation of children with disabilities, and the social constraints that influence parental choices. In an earlier article for the Journal1 and in my book The Black Stork,2 I explored both the similarities and the differences between past eugenics and modern public health. Such comparisons caution everyone involved in current health policy that the values of individual rights and social justice remain crucial in any effort to define or promote public health.

References

1. Pernick MS. Eugenics and public health in American history. Am J Public Health.1997;87:1767–1772.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

2. Pernick MS. The Black Stork: Eugenics and the Death of "Defective" Babies in American Medicine and Motion Pictures Since 1915. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 1996.





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