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i'm not sure how this contradicts anything i said. in fact, it provides good evidence for it. look at how, in Sanger's view (which was by no means idiosyncratic for her time), she champions self-determination against the state, but does so (and this is crucial) within a discourse that views self-determination as a fulfillment of one's duty to the state. it's no surprise that anarchists would agree with the rhetoric of self-determination and were supportive of Sanger's illegalist tactics. what makes this alliance seem so strange today and provokes gut reactions like yours, anon, is that eugenics is mostly remembered for its manifestation in coercive state-sponsored programs, like the Nazi Aktion T4. but there was a liberal and, supposedly, liberatory current of eugenics that people like Sanger and Goldman promoted.