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FWIW, I certainly wasn't talking about forced sterilization here. Voluntary sterilization, sure--as well as voluntary long-term usage of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
Didn't Sanger also believe that the intelligence of rich people's children would be reduced if rich people had...
Yes, and frankly, I don't see a problem with that because I don't view all traits as being equal. To be honest, I'd also favor strongly discouraging Woke people from breeding if at all possible. And BLM thugs as well.
BTW, @Marduk, immigration policy is also a type/form of eugenics because...
Except I'm not talking about force here, but rather about incentives. I do think that the government has a vested interest in encouraging people with desirable traits to breed more, for instance. And also in encouraging people with undesirable traits to breed less. Do we want a smarter, more...
Are you against people choosing sperm/egg donors based on desirable traits of theirs? Because that's also a form of eugenics. People don't just select sperm/egg donors randomly, after all. Maybe we should prohibit people from finding out any information about sperm/egg donors that could have a...
People is only part of the problem. Fertility is partly heritable, so that problem should eventually be successfully dealt with in any case. What's more important is getting smart people by encouraging smart people to breed more and encouraging dull people to breed less.