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- 1 2 Lahn Hansen, Anette (18 October 2011). "Det informerede valg og fosterdiagnostik" (in Danish). Jordemoder Foreningen. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ MacKellar, Calum (7 May 2020). "The Return of Eugenics". IVP. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "Hendes egen verden : kvindelighed og kvindefællesskaber i det viktorianske USA : en antologi" (in Danish). Tiderne skrifter. ISBN 8774451537 . Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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