The document discusses early 20th century eugenics policies in the United States, including forced sterilization laws. It notes that by 1927, the Supreme Court had upheld the constitutionality of Virginia's forced sterilization law in Buck v. Bell. By the 1930s and 1940s, around 60,000 Americans had been forcibly sterilized under these laws across 33 states, though the last known forced sterilization occurred in 1981. The popularity of eugenics declined after World War II due to its association with the racist policies of Nazi Germany.