Beginning with Connecticut in 1896, many states enacted marriage laws with eugenic criteria, prohibiting anyone who was "epileptic, imbecile or feeble-minded" from marrying.
Comezando por Connecticut, en 1896, moitos estados dos EE.UU. aprobaron leis sobre o matrimonio con criterios euxenésicos, prohibindo casar a calquera que fose "epiléptico, imbécil ou débil mental".