eugenics
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Schottenstein, an Orthodox Jew, was perplexed at the criticism that the campaign smacked of eugenics, the Nazi-embraced theory that selective reproduction can advance the human race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
Treating autism as a problem that needs fixing, some claim, is eugenics.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2025
But his claim was roundly refuted by experts on eugenics history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
What AE framed as playful wordplay struck a nerve with critics, who argued it echoed historic eugenics rhetoric, particularly given the ad’s focus on her physical appearance like her blond hair and blue eyes.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
By 1930, when Louie was entering his teens, California was enraptured with eugenics, and would ultimately sterilize some twenty thousand people.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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