eugenic
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Today’s eugenic thought does deviate from the version that prevailed in the 1920s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2023
There’s no sperm bank for Nobelists today, but all sperm banks are effectively eugenic sperm banks, carefully selecting for—and marketing—height, intelligence, and musicality.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2020
“For those determined to miss the point, I deplore the idea of a eugenic policy,” he wrote.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2020
On March 29, 1924, with Priddy’s help, the Virginia Senate authorized eugenic sterilization within the state as long as the person to be sterilized had been screened by the “Boards of Mental-health institutions.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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