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eugenic

[yoo-jen-ik] / juˈdʒɛn ɪk /


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Epstein is hardly the first rich American to pursue the literal eugenic, or “beautiful gene.”

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026

And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2023

“For those determined to miss the point, I deplore the idea of a eugenic policy,” he wrote.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2020

“In all the years I knew him, he never talked about any eugenic or racial superiority,” said Jones. “He never even talked about a person’s race or their religion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2016

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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