eugenics

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He went on to cite “the racial history of abortion advocacy as a tool of the eugenics movement.”

From Seattle Times

It is an abomination and a core tenet of eugenics.

From Salon

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