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During the years 1906-1975 Sweden had an eugenics program which forcefully sterilized many types of people but what caught my eye was their sterilization of the quote "feebleminded" and "antisocial". What effect did this have on their society? How is someone deemed "antisocial"?

by /u/lhrp in /r/AskHistorians

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