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Marriage, parenthood, and prevention of pregnancy for the mentally deficient

Medora Steedman Bass Bridgeton, N. J.; Vice President of Human Betterment Association for Voluntary Sterilization; Secretary of Planned Parenthood of Philadelphia
Pages 96-111 | Published online: 23 Aug 2010

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  • This article was reproduced from the American Journal of Mental Deficiency, Vol. 68, No. 3, Nov. 1963, with modifications by the author.
  • Medora S. Bass is Vice President of Human Betterment Association for Voluntary Sterilization, Secretary of Planned Parenthood of Philadelphia, and Trustee of Postgraduate Center for Mental Health.

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