eugenic
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And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2023
In “Daffodil’s Baby,” Alyssa Virker taps into the deep fear and fascination we have with eugenic inequality, focusing on a particularly mesmerizing aspect of it: our obsession with children of the famous and talented.
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
Nobody is advocating forcible abortion, for eugenic or any other reason.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2019
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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