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This site does not endorse eugenics, scientific racism, antisemitism, ableism, racial hierarchy, forced sterilization, or genetic discrimination. Historical materials are presented for education, documentation, and critique.

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What Is Eugenics?
Why Eugenics Is Scientifically Wrong
Eugenics and Scientific Racism
A Timeline of Eugenics, 1883-Present
Eugenics in the United States
Eugenics in Nazi Germany
Forced Sterilization Laws
Eugenics and Disability Rights
Eugenics and Immigration Policy
Eugenics, IQ, and the Misuse of Heredity
Eugenics vs. Genetics
What Was the Eugenics Record Office?
How Eugenics Entered Schools and Public Health
Is There Such a Thing as Modern Eugenics?
Teaching Eugenics Responsibly
Eugenics and Race
Is Eugenics Pseudoscience?
Genetic Testing, Embryo Selection, and Ethical Boundaries
CRISPR, Enhancement, and New Eugenics Claims
Buck v. Bell and Forced Sterilization
Francis Galton and the Origin of Eugenics
Charles Davenport and Institutional Eugenics
Eugenics in Britain
Eugenics in Canada
Eugenics in Sweden