Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. A Note on Sources vii
4. An Image of God, Not a Mere Animal: An Introduction 1
5. ONE. For the Welfare of the Race: The Early Clash over Reproduction and Community 13
6. TWO. Cooperative Clergy? Catholics in the American Eugenics Society 36
7. THREE. Practical Means: Catholic Strategies for Protesting Sterilization Statutes 66
8. FOUR. Supreme Authorities: Catholicism and Eugenics beyond the Borders 89
9. FIVE. The Greatest Obstacle: The Growth of a Confident Opposition 114
10. SIX. A Great, Popular, Noncontroversial, and Effective Movement: Struggling with the “New Eugenics” 140
11. Epilogue 163
12. Acknowledgments 171
13. Notes 175
14. Bibliography 201
15. Index 219