eugenic
adjective
eu·gen·ic
yü-ˈje-nik 
1
: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
2
: of or relating to eugenics
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Having doctors on state eugenic boards gave these sterilization schemes the aura of respectability, as they were overseen by medical professionals.
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Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
In any eugenic scheme of society, the physician, and particularly those concerned with preventive medicine, must play an important part.
—Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
The secretive Bene Gesserit, a matriarchal society whose superhuman company includes Paul’s mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and emperor’s daughter Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), are still carrying out a horse race between the respective results of their eugenic labors.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 May 2024
The letter goes on to espouse additional racist and eugenic language.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
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Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
In any eugenic scheme of society, the physician, and particularly those concerned with preventive medicine, must play an important part.
—Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
The secretive Bene Gesserit, a matriarchal society whose superhuman company includes Paul’s mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and emperor’s daughter Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), are still carrying out a horse race between the respective results of their eugenic labors.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 May 2024
The letter goes on to espouse additional racist and eugenic language.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
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eugenic
adjective
eu·gen·ic
yu̇-ˈjen-ik
1
: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
2
: of or relating to eugenics
Medical Definition
eugenic
adjective
eu·gen·ic
yu̇-ˈjen-ik
1
: relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
2
: of or relating to eugenics
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