Eugenics is the belief that the human population can be improved by “breeding” people with desirable traits such as: emotional and physical health, good character and superior intellect. While on the other hand, forcing those who have less desirable traits including, downs syndrome, physical handicaps...
The term and concept of Eugenics was introduced into our society dating back to the year 1883, by Francis Galton, cousin of Darwin (Harvard Law Review, 2004). Since that year, throughout history and into our current time the study and debate surrounding Eugenics has taken...
What is Eugenics Eugenics is recognised as a science that involves controlled breeding within a population to improve the occurrence of desirable traits and decrease the inheritance of genetic diseases and undesirable traits. The origin of the term eugenics derives from the Greek word ‘eu’...
Eugenics, Webster’s English Dictionary defines this word as, “A science that deals with the improvement of hereditary qualities in a series of generations of a race or breed esp. By social control of human mating and reproduction” (Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, pg.783). You, the...
The ‘scientific’ theory of eugenics arouse in 1869 through Francis Galton. Galton, a hereditary genius and cousin to Charles Darwin, believed that behavior and characteristics passed through generations hereditarily. For instance, according to eugenics, poor women conceived poor children and wealthy women conceived wealthy children....
The topic of Eugenics affects several Catholic Views of Social Justice. One Social Justice in particular that directly affects the view of Catholics is Ecological Justice. Ecological Justice is being concerned with the obligations that humans have to the rest of creation. Eugenics is the...
In my opinion, there is a fundamental difference between the past eugenics and present biotechnology even though there lies certain issue of value pluralism. In this essay, I will discuss my views on how past eugenics has cast a shadow of horror in the lives...
The fruition of eugenics began with Francis Galton. The term “good creation” was created to produce an elite group based on genetics. The Nazis viewed the population problem as a biological problem, specifically with the Jewish and Gypsy populations. The Nazi transformation of the medical...
Introduction: Eugenics has long been a controversial topic that raises ethical, social, and scientific concerns. It revolves around the idea of improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective breeding or genetic manipulation. While proponents argue that eugenics holds the potential to eradicate...
