eugenic
adjective
eu·gen·ic
yü-ˈje-nik 
1
: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
2
: of or relating to eugenics
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Politically shrewd, organized, and savvy about how to circulate their message, the WCTU leaned on nativist and eugenic ideologies in their fight against alcohol to capitalize on the growing nativist sentiment.
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Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
By another measure, though, Laughlin’s eugenic advocacy was a historic debacle.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Fritz Lenz was still very much alive and espousing his eugenic theories when his son took on Chemie Grünenthal, in the name of every single infant severely disabled at the hands of bad medicine.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Most state eugenic laws were repealed by the 1970s, but non-consensual sterilizations continued under certain circumstances.
—Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
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Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
By another measure, though, Laughlin’s eugenic advocacy was a historic debacle.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Fritz Lenz was still very much alive and espousing his eugenic theories when his son took on Chemie Grünenthal, in the name of every single infant severely disabled at the hands of bad medicine.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
Most state eugenic laws were repealed by the 1970s, but non-consensual sterilizations continued under certain circumstances.
—Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
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“Eugenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eugenic. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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eugenic
adjective
eu·gen·ic
yu̇-ˈjen-ik
1
: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
2
: of or relating to eugenics
Medical Definition
eugenic
adjective
eu·gen·ic
yu̇-ˈjen-ik
1
: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
2
: of or relating to eugenics
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