Catholic Answers Live - Eugenics and Contraception

This week, we are hearing from some of the best and brightest women in the world on issues ranging from life, to work, to roles in the Church and everything in between.

Questions Covered:

• 29:04 - I am disabled and am so worried that the doctors will convince me to sign away my life. I live in fear that my daughter will not be able to help me. What can disabled people do? 
• 33:48 - What are your thoughts on population control? Do you think we will soon deplete the earth’s resources if we don’t have contraception? 
• 44:20 - How is eugenics different from racism? 
• 48:20 - Did Margaret Sanger think minorities need to be eliminated? Do you think this is an underlying part of the movement still?

Resources Mentioned:

 

• • Margaret Sanger’s Eugenic Legacy: The Control of Female Fertility
  • Contraception and Catholicism