Arguments Against Eugenics

Eugenics Paper

Eugenics is the science which deals with all influences that improve the inborn qualities of a race; also with those that develop them to the utmost advantage. Since the idea of eugenics was invented in the late 1800s, there have been numerous debates over whether it is morally, or even scientifically, acceptable. Some believe that the “science” of eugenics will help limit feeble-mindedness and make for a better genetic makeup of a population, while most feel that eugenics is simply immoral.

The argument against eugenics is based around unnecessary sterilization and even racial extermination, like Hitler’s Final Solution. The first act of sterilization occurred in 1899 by Harry Clay Sharp in Indiana, who believed…show more content…
One either supports the idea, or does not. Most, like myself, believe eugenics is immoral and that controlled breading is unnatural, and unnecessary. There are others that believed the eugenics movement had good motives, and should continue to be looked into in order to decrease the rate of diseases and disabilities. Overall, the horror that the eugenics movement caused in the 20th century leads to the most of our society cringing at the idea…show more content…
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