![This image originates from a film produced by the Reich Propaganda Ministry. [LCID: film09]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/fba7d077-2fec-4ed1-919e-faf5fa9dfc99.jpg)
This image originates from a film produced by the Reich Propaganda Ministry. It is captioned: "A moral and religious conception of life demands the prevention of hereditarily ill offspring." Nazi propaganda aimed to create public support for the compulsory sterilization effort.
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