Erika Dyck is Canada Research Chair in History of Medicine and an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan.

• Acknowledgments Table of ContentsList of ImagesIntroductionChapter 1: Vagrancy, Violence and Virtue: Nora PowersChapter 2: Race, Consent and Protection: George PierreChapter 3: Sterilization Redefined: Violet and IreneChapter 4: Vasectomy, Masculinity and Hyperactivity: Ken NelsonChapter 5: From Sterilization to Patient Activism: Doreen Ella BefusChapter 6: Appendectomy to Queen’s Court Settlement: Leilani MuirChapter 7: Abortion, Sterilization and the Eugenics Legacy: Jane Doe Chapter 8: Conclusion Bibliography

‘I would suggest that this complicated history, one that is both sweepingly macro and intimately micro, is not only worth reading but also our responsibility to remember.’- Jen Rinaldi (Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014) ‘Facing Eugenics is a wonderful book. Written in clear and accessible prose, it provides a sophisticated and nuanced account of history of eugenics and reproductive rights in Canada. It deserves wide readership in the classroom and beyond.’- Molly Todd-Taylor (Canadian Historical Review vol 96:01:2015) ‘This is a terrific book which deserves a wide audience well beyond Canada.’- Philippa Levine (Histoire sociale / Social History, vol 47:95:2014) ‘Dyck situates the fascinating and important story of eugenics and sterilization in Alberta on the historiographical map with exceptional intelligence and compassion.’- Alexandra Minna Stern (Bulletin of the History of Medicine vol89:03:2015)