Antieugenic

/ˌæntijuːˈdʒɛnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Opposed to or harmful to the improvement of hereditary qualities in a population, or opposing eugenic practices.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + eugenic, from Greek eu- (good) + genos (birth). This term became important in critiques of eugenics movements, especially after their horrific use by Nazi Germany.

Kelly Says

After eugenics was exposed as pseudoscience used to justify horrific human rights abuses, the term 'antieugenic' emerged to describe anything that rejects the false idea that we can 'breed' better humans—and that's actually the ethical position.

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