eugenics

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The 19th-century physician and writer was an early promoter of racial eugenics and successfully pushed for the removal of the first Black students admitted to the school.

From New York Times

“I view this whole issue the same as I view lobotomies or eugenics — it’s a bad medical fad,” he said.

From New York Times

His second footnote launches into supposed ties between abortion rights advocates and the eugenics movement.

From Washington Post

He also described some of the defense arguments as supporting "eugenics."

From Reuters

In spring 2021, the Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices that led to sterilizations.

From Seattle Times