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eugenics

[yoo-jen-iks] / juˈdʒɛn ɪks /


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It amounts to the same thing as eugenics.

From Slate Mar. 19, 2026

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

She arrived in the German city in 1927, after a days-long journey by ship, and began pursuing her degree under the mentorship of Fischer, a celebrated professor of anthropology and eugenics.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2025

Quilligan continues to be taught in universities and retold in academic books as a cautionary tale of eugenics and public health gone wrong, its plaintiffs hailed as reproductive-rights heroines.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2024

Back at Cornell, William worked with another advisor who promoted eugenics, too.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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