EUGENICS MOVEMENT

Eugenics Movement

Eugenics Movement

There is no question as to whether eugenics should be practiced, but, rather, to what extent. At present, only a limited amount of eugenic manipulation is being performed. For all but most blatantly disadvantageous genes, such as those for hemoglobin S or hemophilia, it may be impossible to predict their future worth. For foreseeable future, eugenicists may have to deal only with those genetic traits known to be of severe disadvantage (Black, 2003).

"Positive" and "negative" eugenics are terms used to describe different approaches used in attempts at genetic improvement. Positive eugenics usually takes form of encouraging reproduction ...