Karl Kristian Steincke
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'''Karl Kristian Vilhelm Steincke''' ([[25 August]] [[1880]] – [[8 August]] [[1963]]), was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[politician]]. He was [[Justice Minister of Denmark]] from 1924 to 1926 in the [[Cabinet of Stauning I]], [[Social Minister (Denmark)|Social Minister]] from 1929 to 1935 in the [[Cabinet of Stauning II]], and Justice Minister from 1935 to 1939 in the [[Cabinet of Stauning III]] and in 1950 in the [[Cabinet of Hedtoft I|Cabinets of Hedtoft I]] and [[Cabinet of Hedtoft II|II]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Skou|first=Kaare R.|title=Dansk politik A-Å|year=2005|publisher=Aschehoug|language=Danish|isbn=87-11-11652-8|pages=pp. 640-1}}</ref> He has been cited as the chief architect of the Danish welfare state with the Social Reform Acts of the early 1930's.<ref>{{cite book|last=Paul|first=Diane|title=Controlling Human Heredity|year=|publisher=|language=English|isbn=|pages=pp. 88-9}}</ref>
==Eugenics==
Steincke is especially known for his book ''The Future's Social Welfare'' ({{lang-da|Fremtidens forsørgelsesvæsen}}) from 1920 in which he foretells:
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"We treat the nonentity with all kind of care and love, but forbid him, in return, only to reproduce himself."
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His book was the basis of the Danish laws about [[Eugenics]], the sterilization and castration of unwanted elements. Steincke regarded the prevention of "non-entities" reproducing as important for society and for the "non-entity's" children. His promotion of eugenics is a classic example of the breadth of opinion regarding the practice, showing that not only conservatives, but also social-progressives were attracted to measures of "racial betterment."
==Notes==
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title=[[List of Justice Ministers of Denmark|Justice Minister of Denmark]]|
before=[[Svenning Rytter]]|
years= [[23 April]] [[1924]] – [[14 December]] [[1926]]|
after=[[Svenning Rytter]]
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{{succession box|
title=[[List of Social Ministers of Denmark|Social Minister of Denmark]]|
before=—|
years=[[30 April]] [[1929]] – [[4 November]] [[1935]]|
after=[[Ludvig Christensen]]
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title=[[List of Justice Ministers of Denmark|Justice Minister of Denmark]]|
before=[[Carl Theodor Zahle]]|
years= [[4 November]] [[1935]] – [[15 September]] [[1939]]|
after=[[Svend Unmarck Larsen]]
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{{succession box|
|before=[[Charles Petersen]]
|title=[[Landsting (Denmark)|Speaker of the Landsting]]
|years=[[7 January]] [[1948]] – [[15 March]] [[1950]]
|after=[[Ingeborg Hansen]]
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title=[[List of Justice Ministers of Denmark|Justice Minister of Denmark]]|
before=[[Vilhelm Buhl]]|
years= [[4 March]] [[1950]] – [[30 October]] [[1950]]|
after=[[Helga Pedersen (Denmark)|Helga Pedersen]]
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|before=[[Ingeborg Hansen]]
|title=[[Landsting (Denmark)|Speaker of the Landsting]]
|years=1951 – 1952
|after=[[Ingeborg Hansen]]
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