“Eugenics” is the state-sponsored regulation of human reproduction. Eugenics functions via public policy and the rule of law. Until it is mandated by the state, it is not eugenics.
You want to abort your baby because you don’t like its genetics, that is your decision to make; the state should have no input. You want to privately persuade or even bribe people to abort or keep certain kids based on their genetic heritage, that is disgusting, but it is not eugenics.
The problems of eugenics are not due to the suppression of genetic diseases, but because of state interference in reproductive decisions.
“Eugenics” is the state-sponsored regulation of human reproduction. Eugenics functions via public policy and the rule of law. Until it is mandated by the state, it is not eugenics.
You want to abort your baby because you don’t like its genetics, that is your decision to make; the state should have no input. You want to privately persuade or even bribe people to abort or keep certain kids based on their genetic heritage, that is disgusting, but it is not eugenics.
The problems of eugenics are not due to the suppression of genetic diseases, but because of state interference in reproductive decisions.
Then the reddit post is not a form of eugenics? It’s just a person shaming someone but not forcing them to do something.
Correct. It is only “eugenics” in the figurative sense, not the literal.